Consider this: One plan calls for a tower as tall as 54 stories and 600 feet, setting a new bar as the tallest building in town. Other developers are planning towers nearly as tall. One would be 50 stories. Two more would be 48. Another two would be 47. And so on.
Some say they miss the old Fort Lauderdale.
But all that development is the fruit of a seed planted decades ago. In other words, the construction boom is just what city leaders wanted to see happen downtown, says Mayor Dean Trantalis.
Thirty years ago, builders looking to invest in Fort Lauderdale tended to gravitate to the beach, he says. That was before the city came up with a new master plan to court development downtown.
“All the incentives we provided to developers little by little made its way into a thriving downtown urban experience,” Trantalis says. “It’s become a magnet for a new energy and a new generation that has discovered Fort Lauderdale. What we’re seeing today is the fulfillment of the community agenda that was established 20 years ago.”
Here’s a breakdown of some of the more high-profile projects in the pipeline for downtown Fort Lauderdale.
The list comes from the city’s website, which was last updated in January 2025. Some details, including project names, might have changed after the list was created. Some projects have not yet been named so are identified by their address.
315 NE Third Number of stories: 54 Features: 607 residential units, 3,727 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 315 NE Third St. Status: Under review and awaiting approval
Nautica Residences and Hotel Number of stories: 50 (condo tower), 39 (rental apartment tower), 32 (hotel) Features: 695 residential units, 155 hotel rooms, 34,450 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 90-slip marina Address: 400 SW Third Ave. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
203 NE Third Number of stories: 48 Features: 429 residential units, 2,711 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 203 NE Third St. Status: Under review and awaiting approval
300 W. Broward Number of stories: 48 Features: 956 residential units, 23,818 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 300 W. Broward Blvd. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
(Photo courtesy of Ombelle Residences Fort Lauderdale)
Brooklyn-based developer Dependable Equities is launching Ombelle Fort Lauderdale, two 43-story luxury condominium towers offering 775 residences and over 11,000 and square feet of ground floor retail. (Photo courtesy of Ombelle Residences Fort Lauderdale)
(Photo courtesy of Ombelle Residences Fort Lauderdale)
Brooklyn-based developer Dependable Equities is launching Ombelle Fort Lauderdale, a 43-story luxury condominium offering 775 turn-key residences and over 11,000 and square feet of ground floor retail. (Photo courtesy of Ombelle Residences Fort Lauderdale)
(Photo courtesy of Ombelle Residences Fort Lauderdale)
Brooklyn-based developer Dependable Equities is launching Ombelle Fort Lauderdale, a 43-story luxury condominium offering 775 turn-key residences and over 11,000 and square feet of ground floor retail. Photo courtesy of Ombelle Residences Fort Lauderdale)
ODA Architects, New York / Dependable Equities/Courtesy
Rendering of the proposed dual tower residential project, Ombelle, which would rise to 493 feet in Flagler Village in Fort Lauderdale. Designed for young professionals, the high rises would be among the city’s tallest with 1,100 rental apartment units and a 75,000-square-foot amenity deck on the 10th floor.
ODA Architects, New York / Dependable Equities/Courtesy
Rendering of the proposed dual tower residential project, Ombelle, which would rise to 493 feet in Flagler Village in Fort Lauderdale. Designed for young professionals, the high rises would be among the city’s tallest with 1,100 rental apartment units and a 75,000-square-foot amenity deck on the 10th floor.
The Searstown site has a new developer and a new design. Denver-based Aimco bought the property for $100 million and plans to build two 30-story towers and one 21-story tower. A parking podium connecting the towers will contain offices and be topped by a deck with three pools and a gym. (Stantec Architecture Inc./Courtesy)
The Searstown site has a new developer and a new design. Denver-based Aimco bought the property for $100 million and plans to build two 30-story towers and one 21-story tower. A parking podium connecting the towers will contain offices and be topped by a deck with three pools and a gym. (Stantec Architecture Inc./Courtesy)
The Searstown site has a new developer and a new design. Denver-based Aimco bought the property for $100 million and plans to build two 30-story towers and one 21-story tower. A parking podium connecting the towers will contain offices and be topped by a deck with three pools and a gym. (Stantec Architecture Inc./Courtesy)
Rendering of Nautica Residences and Hotel, a skyhigh three-tower project, will rise near the New River at 400 Southwest Third Avenue under a plan envisioned by developer Asi Cymbal. The plan calls for 560 residential units and a 119-room hotel, a marina with 90 boat slips, a 17,900-square-foot restaurant and a 2,640 square-foot café plus 13,040 square feet of commercial space. (ARQUITECTONICA/Courtesy)
Rendering of Nautica Residences and Hotel, a skyhigh three-tower project, will rise near the New River at 400 Southwest Third Avenue under a plan envisioned by developer Asi Cymbal. The plan calls for 560 residential units and a 119-room hotel, a marina with 90 boat slips, a 17,900-square-foot restaurant and a 2,640 square-foot café plus 13,040 square feet of commercial space. (ARQUITECTONICA/Courtesy)
Rendering of Nautica Residences and Hotel, a skyhigh three-tower project, will rise near the New River at 400 Southwest Third Avenue under a plan envisioned by developer Asi Cymbal. The plan calls for 560 residential units and a 119-room hotel, a marina with 90 boat slips, a 17,900-square-foot restaurant and a 2,640 square-foot café plus 13,040 square feet of commercial space. (ARQUITECTONICA/Courtesy)
Rendering of Nautica Residences and Hotel, a skyhigh three-tower project, will rise near the New River at 400 Southwest Third Avenue under a plan envisioned by developer Asi Cymbal. The plan calls for 560 residential units and a 119-room hotel, a marina with 90 boat slips, a 17,900-square-foot restaurant and a 2,640 square-foot café plus 13,040 square feet of commercial space. (ARQUITECTONICA/Courtesy)
Rendering of Nautica Residences and Hotel, a skyhigh three-tower project, will rise near the New River at 400 Southwest Third Avenue under a plan envisioned by developer Asi Cymbal. The plan calls for 560 residential units and a 119-room hotel, a marina with 90 boat slips, a 17,900-square-foot restaurant and a 2,640 square-foot café plus 13,040 square feet of commercial space. (ARQUITECTONICA/Courtesy)
FSMY Architects + Planners/Courtesy
ArtsPark Lofts by Merrimac Ventures is a proposed 30-floor residential tower that would offer 289 apartments in Flagler Village at 407 North Andrews Ave., slightly to the northeast of the downtown Fort Lauderdale Brightline railroad station.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon River neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon River neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon River neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon River neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River.
Rendering of the proposed two-tower Raintree Riverwalk Residences in the Tarpon Bend neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale near the New River in Fort Lauderdale.
(Photo courtesy of Ombelle Residences Fort Lauderdale)
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Brooklyn-based developer Dependable Equities is launching Ombelle Fort Lauderdale, two 43-story luxury condominium towers offering 775 residences and over 11,000 and square feet of ground floor retail. (Photo courtesy of Ombelle Residences Fort Lauderdale)
201 N. Federal Number of stories: 47 Features: 936 residential units, 5,569 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 201 N. Federal Highway Status: Under review and awaiting approval
633 SE Third Ave. Number of stories: 47 Features: 830 residential units, 12,798 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 633 SE Third Ave. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
525 Andrews Number of stories: 46 Features: 399 residential units, 3,639 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 525 S. Andrews Ave. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
Andare Number of stories: 46 Features: 163 residential units, more than 6,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 521 E. Las Olas Blvd. Status: Under construction
317 N. Federal Highway Number of stories: East tower 45, West tower 42 Features: 716 residential units, 2,613 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 317 N. Federal Highway Status: Under construction
DNA Number of stories: South tower 45, North tower 40 Features: 612 residential units, 74,246 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 300 N. Andrews Ave. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
101 SE Seventh St. Number of stories: 45 Features: 630 residential units, 7,947 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 101 SE Seventh St. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
Construction work continues Wednesday at the Riverwalk Residences project going up just east of the Southeast Third Avenue bridge in downtown Fort Lauderdale. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Riverwalk Residences Number of stories: 43 Features: 295 residential units, 1,600 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 333 N. New River Drive Status: Under construction
RD Las Olas (aka Veneto) Number of stories: 43 Features: 259 residential units, 1,970 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 201 S. Federal Highway Status: Under construction
200 Third Number of stories: 43 Features: 388 residential units, 2,628 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 200 NE 3 St. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
Ombelle Number of stories: 43 Features: 959 residential units, 11,405 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 300 NE Third Ave. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
200 W. Broward Number of stories: 40 Features: 375 hotel rooms, 10,059 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 200 W. Broward Blvd. Status: Approved and waiting to break ground
The Link Number of stories: 40 Features: 392 residential units, 8,874 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 105 NW Third Ave. Status: Under review and awaiting approval
FAT Village East Number of stories: 24 Features: 355 residential units, 43,355 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 21 NW Fifth St. Status: Under construction
FAT Village West Number of stories: 13 Features: 504 residential units, 26,040 square feet of retail and restaurant space Address: 501 NW First Ave. Status: Under construction
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