Playa Del Mar (Fort Lauderdale): what the official records say

Playa Del Mar is a single building on Galt Ocean Drive, recorded at the BCPA under one subdivision section (494319BM). This page covers that whole perimeter: the recorded sales of its 370 units over 24 months and what HUD, the DBPR and FEMA show for it.

This data comes from the BCPA (the Broward County Property Appraiser, the county office that keeps the record of every property), the DBPR condominium registry and HUD's condominium list, read on October 22 and 23, 2026. The building appears as a single subdivision section at the BCPA.

These figures come only from public records, not from listings or the MLS. The BCPA publishes, for each folio, a sales history with its own rating code (Q = qualified, arm's-length · D = disqualified by the Appraiser · T = title change or nominal). The 75 records of the section in the window from October 22, 2024 to October 22, 2026 (24 months) were listed, and only sales with code Q and a positive price were counted. Rows with codes D and T are excluded by category and declared below. This BCPA listing is the complete one for the section and replaces an earlier listing built by another route.

The sales package does not carry the date or the unit of each qualified sale, so no sale-by-sale table is published: the complete list of the 28 qualified prices is published instead, in ascending order: $340,000 · $340,000 · $387,500 · $400,000 · $405,000 · $425,000 · $440,800 · $442,500 · $460,000 · $475,000 · $500,000 · $510,000 · $570,000 · $585,000 · $605,000 · $620,000 · $650,000 · $650,000 · $725,000 · $750,000 · $750,000 · $800,000 · $900,000 · $1,200,000 · $1,338,000 · $1,365,000 · $1,465,000 · $1,500,000. The table above splits that same list into price bands. The 4 disqualified sales (code D) do carry a unit in the record: 711 ($810,000), 2602 ($570,000), 1703 ($450,000) and 604 ($230,000); they stay out of the series because of their code. No qualified sale is an accessory unit (parking or storage): all 28 are residential units.

One row per topic. "Pending official confirmation" means no public record showing it was read. It does not mean the fact exists or that it does not exist.

What the public records do not show is held by the association. Ask for it in writing and keep the answers:

• The recertification and state structural inspection (milestone) status: the reports filed and the closing letters, if they exist. The guide on 40-year building recertification explains each step.
• The SIRS with its reserve plan: a submission appears at the DBPR, but its contents are not public; ask for the study and the current reserve level.
• Approved or pending special assessments: the minutes of the last two years and the unit's account statement letter (the "estoppel": what the unit owes the association and the charges in force). The guide on the extra condo charge explains it.
• Major work: what it includes, on what dates, under what permits, who pays for it and how (a charge to owners, a loan or reserves).
• If you plan to use an FHA loan: the project does not appear on HUD's condominium list in the searches run; ask your lender about single-unit approval. The guide on a condo with an FHA loan explains how to read the list.

What is NOT public (but you should verify):

• The unit's exact HOA dues: they vary by unit (they are split by square footage and ownership interest); no listing or public record sets them for your unit.
• The current special assessment amount: the amount and payment method exist only in the association's documents; a figure seen in the press or in listings is not the document.
• The current rental, Airbnb and pet rules: they live in the association's documents, not in the public record; ask for them in writing.
• The association's budget and reserve level: the association's internal documents, for owners only.
• The building's status on lenders' confidential lists: none of those lists is public; your lender confirms it.

If you are still weighing a condo against a house, see house or condo in Miami.

If any item on this page is incorrect or out of date, write to hola@umbralio.com (Umbralio, through One Stop Realty Center Inc, a licensed Florida broker) with the official document. We reply within 2 business days. If there is an error, we correct it on this same page within 10 days at most, with a note saying what it said, what it says now and on what date it changed.

Sources read on October 22 and 23, 2026:

• BCPA, Broward County Property Appraiser: "Playa Del Mar" subdivision, single section 494319BM (identity, folios and sales package for the window).
• HUD, Condominium Lookup: searches for "Playa Del Mar" (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and "Playa" (FL), with no results.
• DBPR, SIRS database: both lists.
• DBPR, condominium registry: 370 units and registered association.
• FEMA, Map Service Center: FIRMette for the point 3900 Galt Ocean Drive, panel 12011C0386J.