Plescia Construction & Development is a commercial general contractor and construction management firm headquartered in Broward County, with our Florida office in Fort Lauderdale. We build across the county — downtown office and mixed-use, hospitality, the marine industry, healthcare, retail, and industrial — to the standard, and the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone code, that South Florida requires. Broward is our home market, and we know it well.
Commercial Construction Across Broward County
Broward pairs a fast-growing urban core with one of the most distinctive economies in Florida. Downtown Fort Lauderdale and Las Olas anchor a high-rise office and mixed-use market; the county is a center of the marine industry, with boatyards, marinas, and services; Port Everglades is one of the busiest cruise and cargo ports in the country; and the western suburbs — Weston, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, and Sunrise — carry their own office, retail, and industrial. All of it sits in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Each of these markets asks something specific from a contractor, and we build to it.
Our Broward work spans the full range of commercial space:
- Office and mixed-use — Class A office and mixed-use build-outs in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Las Olas, and the county’s growing centers.
- Hospitality and marine — hotels, restaurants, and marine and waterfront commercial space along the coast and the New River.
- Healthcare and medical office — exam suites, imaging, and ambulatory space serving Broward’s major health systems.
- Retail and entertainment — retail, restaurants, and entertainment from Las Olas to the Sawgrass corridor.
- Industrial and flex — warehouse, distribution, and flex space in Pompano Beach, Davie, and Sunrise.
Communities We Serve
We work throughout Broward County — Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Pompano Beach; Plantation, Sunrise, and Davie; Weston, Pembroke Pines, and Miramar; Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, and Deerfield Beach; and the coastal and western communities in between. Each municipality runs its own building department, and we plan for it.
Permitting, the HVHZ, and Broward’s Municipalities
Like Miami-Dade, Broward County sits in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, the strictest part of the Florida Building Code — and the county’s commercial work runs through more than 30 municipalities, each with its own building department, plus the county for unincorporated areas. As a Broward-based contractor, we know those departments and build to the HVHZ from the start.
Several requirements shape commercial work here:
- High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) — wind-load and missile-impact design govern glazing, roofing, and envelope, with products carrying Miami-Dade Notices of Acceptance accepted across the HVHZ.
- Municipal and county building departments — Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Sunrise, Pembroke Pines, and the county’s other municipalities each permit and inspect; unincorporated areas go through Broward County.
- Building recertification — Broward’s building recertification and Florida’s milestone inspection programs drive structural and facade repairs on existing buildings.
- Flood, coastal, and resiliency — FEMA flood zones, coastal construction lines, and stormwater requirements shape site and ground-floor design.
Knowing the municipality and the HVHZ requirements up front is what keeps a Broward project on schedule.
How We Manage Risk on Broward County Projects
From a downtown Fort Lauderdale tower to an industrial building in Pompano, the same discipline applies: build to the HVHZ and Florida Building Code, plan the logistics realistically, protect the businesses and tenants around the work, and keep life-safety systems live throughout. As a locally based firm, we coordinate deliveries, phasing, and inspections with owners, tenants, and the municipal departments we work with regularly, and we carry the insurance limits and trade relationships Broward ownership expects.
Every job runs through a single point of accountability. Owners, tenants, building departments, and the design team work through one team that owns the schedule, the budget, and the safety plan — not a chain of subcontractors pointing at each other.
Representative Commercial Work
Plescia’s portfolio spans office, hospitality, healthcare, retail, and industrial work of the kind Broward demands. While every market has its own specifics, the discipline is the same one we bring to projects across our Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Texas markets: realistic schedules, transparent budgets, and a finished space that performs. We’re glad to walk prospective Broward clients through relevant past work during an initial conversation.
A Commercial General Contractor Based in Broward County
Plescia’s Florida office in Fort Lauderdale makes Broward our home market — a local, accountable partner backed by a firm that builds across multiple markets. Whether you’re a developer building downtown, an operator in the marine industry, or an owner planning a recertification, we’d welcome the conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Plescia based in Broward County?
Yes. Plescia’s Florida office is in Fort Lauderdale, which makes Broward our home market — a locally based commercial general contractor backed by a firm that builds across multiple markets.
Does Plescia build to High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) requirements in Broward?
Yes. Broward is in the HVHZ, the strictest part of the Florida Building Code, and we build to its wind-load and impact requirements — specifying glazing, roofing, and envelope products that carry Miami-Dade Notices of Acceptance, which are accepted across the HVHZ.
Does Plescia do marine and waterfront commercial work in Broward?
Yes. Broward is a center of the marine industry, and we build marine, waterfront, and hospitality commercial space along the coast, the New River, and the county’s many waterways.
How does permitting work across Broward's municipalities?
Broward has more than 30 municipalities, each with its own building department, plus the county for unincorporated areas. As a Broward-based contractor, we know those departments and manage permitting and HVHZ inspections through the right one.
What types of commercial projects does Plescia take on in Broward?
We build office and mixed-use, hospitality and marine, healthcare, retail and entertainment, and industrial and flex space — from downtown Fort Lauderdale and Las Olas to Pompano, Sunrise, and the western suburbs.