May 19, 2012

Lauderdale Harbors – Ft Lauderdale Featured Neighborhood

Lauderdale Harbors is one of Fort Lauderdale’s unique waterfront neighborhoods. When it come to Fort Lauderdale Real Estate living in a Fort Lauderdale Waterfront area where you can walk to many local activities is a rarity. Lauderdale Harbors is just that type of neighborhood where to can find locals dining at such places as South Port Raw Bar, and Kelley Landing.  This Ft Lauderdale Neighborhood consist of Ft Lauderdale Waterfront Homes nestled between the intracoastal waterway to the east, Cordova Road to the West and just beyond Cordova Road is the secluded Cliff Lake. Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Locals are often surprise if the wander just west of Cordova Road and find Cliff Lake, the Fort Lauderdale Real Estate looking over the small lake are truly gems as is the entire Lauderdale Harbors area.

Lauderdale Harbors Main Canal

Lauderdale Harbors consists of mainly older range style homes with an occasional two story, or a newer luxury home. While neighboring areas were being filled with brand Mediterranean Mansions, many residents simply stayed in the older Lauderdale Harbors Homes and enjoyed their modest waterfront homes of the Lauderdale Harbors neighborhood.  With Fort Lauderdale Real Estate land values, of the prime waterfront lots of Lauderdale Harbor approaching a million dollars for a 100 foot lot at the peak of the market, many of the newer homes in this area were built when this Fort Lauderdale Neighborhood could easily support values over $2,000,000. Times have settled down in the Fort Lauderdale Real Estate market, even for the most desirable of waterfront areas such as Lauderdale Harbors.

Lauderdale Harbors Real Estate today’s consists of only 6 homes for sale and one is really part of an opportunity for a buyer to purchase two lots next door to each to create 140 feet of prime estate property. The homes in on the Fort Lauderdale MLS, listed in Lauderdale Harbors today range from a two bedroom, 2 bath house listed for $595,000 on 70 feet of waterfront, built in 1954, to a brand new 4800 square foot spec home which is currently under construction in the area and is priced $2,325,000,  also on 70 feet of waterfront.
For someone looking for a large renovation project or more likely a unique opportunity to build their dream estate, 1515 SE 14th Street is currently on the market and being marketed by Eric Miller and Associates of Keller Williams Fort Lauderdale, the home or lot is priced at $750,000. It can be purchase with the lot next door 1507 NE 14th Street, market by The Fitzgerald Group which is on the market for $739,000. Each lot contains 70 feet of waterfront property, and with a current asking price of $1,489,000 for the entire 140 feet, this property represents one of the least expensive opportunities to buy over 100 feet of prime waterfront in the Fort Lauderdale Real Estate market. The two listing agents are in touch and prepared to work together to make this transaction happen. [Read more...]