Broward could allow thousands more condos in Fort Lauderdale, and five more developments

The Broward County Commission will consider six big development projects at its Jan. 27 meeting, including a proposal to allow thousands more residential units in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale’s downtown district is currently allowed to have 8,100 residential units, such as condos and apartment. Developers have shown increasing interest downtown, with a handful of projects in the works such as Icon Las Olas and Marina Lofts.

The county commission could allow an additional 5,000 residential units downtown. However, at least 15 percent of them would have to be dedicated to affordable housing.

Parkland could get another 596 homes

Out in the wealthy suburb of Parkland, WCI Communities wants to build 569 single-family homes. The 426.3-acre site at 15500 Loxahatchee Road is in the “Wedge”, which was transferred from Palm Beach to Broward county several years ago.

Standard Pacific plans Davie homes

Standard Pacific Homes is also building in the Wedge and now it has its sights set on Davie. The national homebuilder filed plans to build 49 townhomes there.

The 4.9-acre site is on the southwest corner of Griffin Road and Southwest 76th Avenue.

Davie site could have 143 homes

Another developer also has a resident project planned in Davie. Griffin BC Land LLC, an affiliate of Hollywood-based MG3 Developer Group, wants to build 143 multi-family units on 19.7 acres and leave 10.4 acres as recreation and open space.

The site at 5800 Griffin Road and 4621 S.W. 58th Ave. was acquired for $5.7 million in 2012.

Big industrial park proposed

Industrial Developments International, an affiliate of Atlanta-based Verde Holdings Investment, wants to build a 987,352-square-foot industrial park in Pompano Beach. The company would build it on a 46.6-acre site at 3300 N.W. 31st Ave.

It’s near the West Sample Road interchange with Florida’s Turnpike.

Pembroke Pines townhomes planned

Label & Co. Developments managing member Harry Posin wants to build 89 townhomes in Pembroke Pines as part of his Centra Falls project. It would be located on the 12.2-acre site on west side of Flamingo Road just north of Taft Street.

Posin has that property under contract with current owner Hollywood Lakes Country Club, the owner of the Grand Palms Golf & Country Club. The same developer also wants to build 61 apartments on a 7-acre site nearby.

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Story by: Brian Bandell – Jan 23, 2015, 6:00am EST
Photo Courtesy: Thinkstock

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