Fort Lauderdale’s getting a new courthouse. Sources report that in 2018, Congress approved funding for a 252,000-square-foot courthouse, which could commence construction in the second quarter of 2023.
The Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is pleased to announce the City of Fort Lauderdale’s commitment of $5 million to the reimagining of Huizenga Park through a unanimous vote by the City Commission. These funds from the City of Fort Lauderdale, in addition to $950,000 recently committed by the State of Florida, will contribute towards the $15 million transformation of more than three acres of DDA and City-owned property into Downtown Fort Lauderdale’s signature gathering space.
New York City-based Naftali Group has filed plans for 201 North Federal Highway, a two-tower mixed-use development of 47 and 44 stories proposed in Fort Lauderdale’s downtown core. Designed by Arquitectonica with landscape architecture from ESDA, Inc., and Kimley-Horn as the civil engineer and traffic engineer, the proposal calls for 1,483,708 square feet of space, including 824 residential units, 19,391 square feet of amenities, 10,399 square feet of commercial/retail space, and 877 parking spaces across two towers of approximately 509 feet and 493 feet over a multi-story podium. The approximate 1.52-acre property is located at the corner of Northeast 2nd Street and North Federal Highway; Toothaker is the land-use attorney.
FAA Building permits have been issued for work on 488 Residences at Riverwalk, a 38-story mixed-use building planned for 488 Southwest 1st Avenue in the Tarpon River neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale’s downtown corridor. Located one block south of the New River and bound by Southwest 5th Street on the south, plans for the 26,291-square foot property call for a 580,873-square-foot structure containing 362 dwelling units, around 6,000 square feet of retail space, and 363 parking spaces. Built Form and Tabanlıoğlu Architects designed the current publicly known iteration of the building. The developer is an entity linked to Colorado-based real estate investment trust UDR, Inc., which purchased the development from Ellis Diversified, Inc. in 2022 for $16 million.
Tate Capital, Rok Enterprises Inc., and Related Group (Related) have finalized a joint venture agreement to co-develop the new master site plan for the much-awaited Bahia Mar mixed-use complex in Fort Lauderdale. As part of the joint venture, the parties will work in lockstep with the internationally acclaimed architecture firm Arquitectonica to reimagine the project to address the needs directly and wants of the Fort Lauderdale community. This includes specific accommodations for the long-term hosting of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS).
