Plescia Construction & Development is a commercial general contractor and construction management firm building in Fort Lauderdale — and it’s our home. With our Florida office here, we build across a city that has grown from a beach town into one of South Florida’s most dynamic markets: a booming downtown and Las Olas, a world-leading marine and yachting industry, a global hospitality scene, and the office corridors that anchor Broward County.
Commercial Construction in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is in the middle of a transformation. Downtown and the Las Olas corridor have seen a wave of high-rise office, residential, and mixed-use construction, anchored by Brightline’s station and the Broward County seat; Las Olas Boulevard drives a dense retail and dining market; the beach and Intracoastal carry a global hospitality scene; and the city is the capital of the marine and yachting industry, from Port Everglades to the boatyards along the New River. Each of these asks something specific from a contractor, and we build to it.
Our Fort Lauderdale work spans the full range of commercial space:
- Office and mixed-use — Class A office and mixed-use in downtown, along Las Olas, and in the Cypress Creek and Uptown corridors.
- Hospitality and restaurant — hotels, restaurants, and entertainment from the beach to Las Olas and Flagler Village.
- Retail — retail and storefront build-outs along Las Olas Boulevard and across the city.
- Marine and waterfront — marine, boatyard, and waterfront commercial facilities serving the yachting industry.
- Healthcare and institutional — medical office and institutional space serving the city’s health systems.
Neighborhoods We Serve
We work throughout Fort Lauderdale — downtown and the Las Olas corridor, Flagler Village, the beach and Intracoastal, Rio Vista and the New River, Victoria Park, and the Cypress Creek and Uptown office corridors. Every project runs through the City of Fort Lauderdale building department.
Permitting and Code in Fort Lauderdale
As part of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale sits in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — the strictest part of the Florida Building Code — and its position on the Atlantic, the Intracoastal, and the New River brings real flood exposure. Building here means designing for wind, water, and a city threaded with waterways. As a locally based contractor, this is the environment we work in every day, through the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Several requirements shape commercial work here:
- High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) — wind-load and missile-impact design govern the envelope, with products carrying Miami-Dade Notices of Acceptance (NOAs).
- Coastal and waterway flood — the beach, the Intracoastal, and the New River bring FEMA flood-zone, base flood elevation, and seawall requirements across much of the city.
- Building recertification — Broward’s recertification and Florida’s milestone inspection programs drive structural and facade repairs on existing buildings.
- Downtown and waterway logistics — high-rise downtown sites and waterfront access make staging, phasing, and marine logistics central to many projects.
Designing for wind and water from the start is what keeps a Fort Lauderdale project on schedule.
How We Manage Risk on Fort Lauderdale Projects
From a Las Olas high-rise to a waterfront marine facility, the same discipline applies: build to the HVHZ and the flood requirements, 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 City of Fort Lauderdale, and we carry the insurance limits and trade relationships that Fort Lauderdale ownership expects.
Every job runs through a single point of accountability. Owners, tenants, the building department, 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, retail, and waterfront work of the kind Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale clients through relevant past work during an initial conversation.
A Commercial General Contractor Based in Fort Lauderdale
Our Florida office is in Fort Lauderdale, which makes this 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 on Las Olas, or an owner in the marine industry, we’d welcome the conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Plescia based in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Plescia’s Florida office is in Fort Lauderdale, which makes it our home city — a locally based commercial general contractor backed by a firm that builds across multiple markets.
Does Plescia do downtown and Las Olas high-rise and office work?
Yes. Downtown Fort Lauderdale and the Las Olas corridor are in the middle of a high-rise office, residential, and mixed-use boom, and we build Class A office and tenant improvements across them.
Does Plescia build marine and waterfront facilities in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Fort Lauderdale is the capital of the marine and yachting industry, and we build marine, boatyard, and waterfront commercial facilities, planning for the waterway access and seawall requirements those sites demand.
How do the HVHZ and flood rules affect Fort Lauderdale projects?
As part of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale is in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — wind and missile-impact design with Miami-Dade NOAs — and its position on the Atlantic, the Intracoastal, and the New River brings FEMA flood-zone and seawall requirements across much of the city.
Does Plescia handle building recertification in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Broward’s recertification program and Florida’s milestone inspection requirements drive structural and facade repairs on older buildings, and we perform that work coordinating with the engineers of record.