Fort Lauderdale Beach Condo Buildings: A Guide to the Towers on A1A and the Galt Ocean Mile

A guide to Fort Lauderdale beach condo buildings on A1A and the Galt Ocean Mile, and how to compare them on the sand, building age, reserves, fees, rental rules and price per square foot.

By Tyson E. Sam, Founder and Broker of Record · September 18, 2026

Fort Lauderdale's beach condominiums fall into a few groups: the towers on Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard (A1A) at and north of Las Olas Boulevard, the buildings farther north on North Ocean Boulevard and south of Las Olas on Seabreeze Boulevard, and the Galt Ocean Mile, the stretch of oceanfront towers along A1A north of Oakland Park Boulevard. The Galt holds the widest range of building ages, floor plans and prices.

To choose between buildings, compare four things: whether the building is on the sand or across A1A, its age and what that means for inspections, reserves and assessments, the association's fees and rental rules, and its price per square foot against its neighbors. Each building linked below has its own page with the units for sale and for rent, the last twelve months of closings and median figures, updated daily from the MLS. For the city as a whole, the Fort Lauderdale housing market report shows condo prices and inventory today.

Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard and Las Olas

• Las Olas Beach Club stands at the ocean end of Las Olas Boulevard on A1A.
• Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale: the Four Seasons Private Residences sit above the Four Seasons hotel, across A1A from the beach. In a building shared with a hotel, read how the residences and the hotel divide costs, services and common areas.
• Paramount Fort Lauderdale Beach is a condominium on Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard facing the ocean.
• Jackson Tower Las Olas is on Birch Road at the beach end of Las Olas, on the Intracoastal side, for buyers who want to walk to the beach from a building off A1A.

North Ocean Boulevard and Seabreeze Boulevard

• Auberge Beach Residences is an oceanfront condominium on North Ocean Boulevard (A1A).
• Selene Oceanfront Residences is a new oceanfront condominium on Seabreeze Boulevard (A1A), south of Las Olas.

In a recently delivered building, find out whether the developer still controls the association, what the first owner-run budget looks like, and whether any construction defect claims are open.

The Galt Ocean Mile

The Galt Ocean Mile runs along A1A north of Oakland Park Boulevard. Its buildings range from 1960s co-operatives with large floor plans to renovated towers, and most have direct beach access. Playa del Mar and Galt Ocean Club are oceanfront condominiums on Galt Ocean Drive, and the neighborhood page lists everything for sale on the Galt.

Co-ops are a different purchase

Some older buildings on the Galt, and elsewhere in Fort Lauderdale, are co-operatives rather than condominiums. In a co-op you buy shares in the corporation that owns the building and receive a lease on your apartment, instead of a deed to a unit. Fewer lenders finance co-op shares, the board approves each buyer and can set its own financial requirements, and leasing rules can be strict. Florida governs co-ops under a different chapter of its statutes than condominiums, so check the ownership type on the listing before you tour.

How to compare the buildings

On the sand or across the street

"Oceanfront" is used loosely in listings. Some buildings sit directly on the sand, with the pool deck opening onto the beach; others face the ocean from across A1A. The MLS marks the first group as directly on sand, so ask which applies before you compare prices.

Age, inspections and reserves

Florida requires milestone structural inspections for condominium buildings three stories and taller once they reach a set age, and structural integrity reserve studies with fully funded reserves for the components those studies cover. For any building, ask for:

• The most recent milestone inspection report, if the building is old enough to need one.
• The structural integrity reserve study and the current budget.
• Any special assessment that has been approved or is under discussion, and the minutes of recent board meetings.

In older towers, concrete restoration, window and railing replacement and roof work are common large projects, and the cost reaches owners through the budget or an assessment. The assessment history matters as much as the view.

Fees and what they cover

Each building page shows the median association fee on current and recent listings. Read what the fee includes, such as the building's insurance, water, cable and internet, staff, valet and amenities, before you compare one building's fee with another's.

Insurance

The association insures the building, and you insure your unit's interior and your belongings with an HO-6 policy that meets your lender's requirements. Ask about the master policy's windstorm deductible, because a large deductible can turn into an assessment after a storm, and check the flood zone.

Rental rules

Associations set minimum lease terms, how often a unit may be leased and the approval process, and some require an owner to hold a unit for a period before leasing it. The number of units listed for rent on a building page shows whether leasing happens there, but read the current rules, and the city's rules for short-term rentals, before you buy.

Pets, parking and renovations

Confirm the pet policy for your pet, the number and type of parking spaces, and the renovation rules, such as permitted work hours, sound insulation under hard flooring and contractor approval.

Price per square foot

Floor, view, exposure and renovation move prices within a building. Compare the median price per square foot and the recent closings across buildings on their pages, then compare within your chosen building by floor and unit line.

Questions for the building manager

The manager's office answers what the listing cannot. Before you make an offer, ask:

• How many elevators serve your unit's stack, and whether they have been modernized or are due for it.
• Which systems run on the emergency generator, such as elevators, water pumps and hallway lighting, and for how long.
• What the building does before and after a hurricane, including shutters, balcony furniture and re-entry after an evacuation order, since buildings on the barrier island sit in an evacuation zone.
• The move-in rules: the fee or deposit, reserved elevator times and contractor insurance requirements.
• What storage, bicycle rooms, guest parking and beach services come with the unit or can be rented.
• How long the association's approval takes for a buyer and for a tenant.

If you would rather have the river than the beach

If you want the water and a walkable address without the beach, Las Olas River House and Las Olas Grand are towers on the New River downtown, beside the Riverwalk, and they have building pages of their own. Compare their fees, reserves and rental rules with the beach buildings on the same terms before you decide which setting is worth the difference.

We compare buildings side by side for our clients, with the documents that matter for each one, before any showing. Start on the Fort Lauderdale real estate hub and see how we represent buyers.