Fort Lauderdale’s waterfront is not one neighborhood. It is a set of distinct associations, each with its own streets and its own mix of homes.
This guide covers seven of them. Five sit along or just off East Las Olas Boulevard: Las Olas Isles, Nurmi Isles, Seven Isles, Hendricks and Venice Isles, and Riviera Isles. Two sit farther north: Bay Colony, a single-family neighborhood around Compass Drive, and Bermuda Riviera, a gated neighborhood of single-family homes between A1A and the Intracoastal, opposite Galt Ocean Mile.
The differences matter. Some of these areas are almost entirely single-family homes. Hendricks Isle and Isle of Venice, which share one city-recognized association, are mostly condominiums, co-ops, and townhouses. Seven Isles and Bermuda Riviera are gated; the others should be described from their own association rules, not lumped together.
I help you compare the streets, the housing type, and the dock and bridge questions for your vessel before you tour. Browse the neighborhoods below, see current homes for sale, or start with my Fort Lauderdale bridge schedules guide.
Explore Waterfront Communities
Las Olas Isles
Nine single-family isles off East Las Olas Boulevard, with a voluntary homeowners association of more than 300 households.
Bay Colony
A single-family Fort Lauderdale neighborhood around Compass Drive, distinct from the Bay Colony Club condominiums.
Seven Isles
A guard-gated neighborhood of 315 households north of Las Olas Boulevard, with the Intracoastal along its east and north sides.
Nurmi Isles
Three single-family isles — Fiesta Way, Nurmi Drive, and Royal Palm Drive — west of Seven Isles.
Bermuda Riviera
A gated neighborhood of about 250 single-family homes between A1A and the Intracoastal, opposite Galt Ocean Mile.
Hendricks and Venice Isles
Two isles in one city-recognized association, with a mix that is mostly condominiums, co-ops, and townhouses.
Riviera Isles
A single-family Fort Lauderdale neighborhood south of Seven Isles, not the same as Bermuda Riviera or Riviera Isles in Miramar.
