A developer wants to build Fort Lauderdale's tallest building yet in Flagler Village, with new filings calling for a 56-story residential tower packed with 696 units, two swimming pools and nearly 700 parking spaces. The proposal, from an entity called NE 2nd Holdings LLC, would rise 645 feet and is headed to the city's Development Review Committee.
The filing covers addresses at 117, 115 and 109 NE 2nd Street, where a parking lot and warehouse currently sit, according to Florida YIMBY. NE 2nd Holdings, identified in reporting as Arosa Developers, is under contract to buy all three properties from their separate owners, as Floridian Development reports. The site itself spans 0.71 acres, per Florida YIMBY, and the tower is designed by Fort Lauderdale-based FSMY Architects + Planners, with Keith serving as the planning firm.
A Mixed-Use Tower With Six Floorplans
The proposed building would be a mixed-use development combining residential and commercial components, with 7,400 square feet of commercial space woven into the base, Floridian Development's reporting notes. The 696 residences would cover the full range of layouts, stretching from studios up to three-bedroom units with dens, and the project would offer six floorplan options with units ranging from about 550 to 1,170 square feet, according to Florida YIMBY. Residents would also have access to three levels of amenities under the current plans.
Two swimming pools are built into the design, one on the rooftop at level 56 and a second pool on level 10, per the same Floridian Development report. All told, the tower would comprise roughly 1.06 million square feet of new construction and include 696 parking spaces to serve its residents and commercial tenants.
How It Stacks Up Against Fort Lauderdale's Other Towers
If built as proposed, the tower would exceed Fort Lauderdale's current tallest building by 146 feet, according to Florida YIMBY. It would also surpass the previously tallest proposed building in the city, a 608-foot tower planned for 315 NE 3rd Street, and stand more than 100 feet taller than Andare Residences, which is under construction nearby and expected to top out at 542 feet, per Floridian Development.
That proposal would be a 54-story, 600-foot tower with 607 residential units. The current 645-foot proposal would eclipse even that ambitious plan.
A Smaller Version Was Pitched Back in 2022
Part of the current site has already seen a tower proposal come and go. In December 2022, Fifield Properties proposed a mixed-use project at 109 Northeast 2nd Street, calling for a 495-foot building with 400 residential units, 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 514 parking spaces, according to Florida YIMBY's earlier coverage. That proposal was scheduled to go before the city's Development Review Committee on December 13, 2022.
The current, much larger filing is now set to go before that same committee, which the City of Fort Lauderdale describes as made up of staff representing various city departments. Floridian Development reports the project is expected to go before the DRC soon, while Florida YIMBY says the committee will consider it on October 27, 2026.
Part of a Broader Building Boom
The Flagler Village proposal lands amid a wave of large residential projects moving through Fort Lauderdale's pipeline. Earlier this week, the city administratively approved an eight-tower Live Local project at the Galleria mall, calling for eight 30-story, 300-foot towers with a combined 3,144 residences, the Sun Sentinel reported. Separately, Merrimac Ventures has been moving forward with its own major mixed-use residential development in downtown Fort Lauderdale, according to The Real Deal. Together, the filings point to a surge of high-rise residential development reshaping the city's skyline, with the Flagler Village tower positioned to become its most dramatic entry yet if it clears the review process.
