A Ritz-Carlton penthouse goes to auction Oct. 30 with no reserve
Lane and sidewalk closures for flood sensors, weekend comedy coming downtown and a free Carter Park reunion.
More than 130 feet of terrace faces the ocean from a 21st-floor penthouse at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale. Anyone who wants to bid on it must first qualify and put down a $50,000 bidder's deposit.
The unit spans 7,031 square feet on one floor, the biggest one-level home currently for sale along Fort Lauderdale Beach. It is Apt. 2102 at 1 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., one of just two penthouses sharing the 21st floor. Elite Auctions will sell it without a reserve on Oct. 30, taking bids on site and by phone. With no reserve, there is no hidden floor price, and the top bid wins. Bidders have to qualify and post a $50,000 bidder's deposit. The home first hit the market in January 2025 with an asking price just under $15 million. Public records show four price cuts since then. Its current asking price on the multiple listing service is $10,495,000, and a buyer can skip the auction with a regular offer. Owners also pay a monthly fee of $12,375. The sale falls during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, and the sellers are counting on show visitors to bid.
Joe & The Juice plans its first Fort Lauderdale storefront on Las Olas
The chain counts more than 500 locations in 20 to 23 countries, yet Florida has only a dozen. Close to 100 are in the U.S., mostly on the two coasts and in Chicago and Minneapolis. Its first Fort Lauderdale shop is planned for Suite 125 in the Las Olas City Centre building downtown. A permit filed with the state's business regulation department lists that address. Opening is expected late this year or early next. For now, it is a plan, not a counter you can order from.
W Aviation signs a 30-year lease and plans two new hangars at Executive Airport
The deal covers more than 13 acres at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, where open land for new aviation projects is scarce. W Aviation's plan adds two high-tail hangars of 20,000 square feet each, built for big-cabin, ultra-long-range business jets. Nearly three more acres of ramp and upgraded airside infrastructure come with it. To find room, the company is redesigning the leasehold it already has. It now runs an executive terminal of more than 20,000 square feet there, plus five hangars. The lease is signed; the hangars are still plans.
Crews start installing flood-warning sensors in 10 neighborhoods
Starting Monday, Oct. 26, crews will install early flood-warning sensors at ten neighborhood sites, spending about two days at each. The locations are Chula Vista (3070 SW 17th St.), Edgewood (1651 SW 32nd Pl.), Melrose Manors (2780 SW 1st St.), Melrose Park (545 E. Campus Cir.), Shady Banks (1450 SW 19th Ave.), Victoria Park (700 NE 19th Ave.), River Oaks (1100 SW 21st St.), Poinciana Park (303 SE 17th St.), Lauderdale Manors (1400 NW 14th Ct.) and Middle River Terrace (899 NE 15th St.). Work runs weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. During those hours, expect temporary single-lane closures near each site, with traffic control as needed. Driveways will stay reachable. Sidewalks will close briefly, with marked walking detours. Weather can shift the schedule, and the whole job is estimated to finish in late December. Called RAIN sensors, the units read weather and flood conditions in real time. That data feeds neighborhood forecasts and storm alerts. The city is doing the work with Broward County, through contractor FGC.
The Comedy Bar plans weekend stand-up at Kemistry
Kemistry, the nightclub at 307 SW 2nd St., is set to become the first South Florida home for The Comedy Bar, a Chicago comedy club. The plan calls for a stand-up show every Friday and Saturday night once it opens. Each show will run 75 minutes with three comics: a host, a feature act and a headliner. Some nights, the club side will carry on after the last laugh. "Even after the comedy show if the patrons would like to stay on select nights they can stay for the nightclub afterwards," said Danny Colica of Kemistry.
Old School Reunion returns to Carter Park on Saturday
- When
- Saturday, Oct. 24 · 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; dance starts at 7 p.m.
- Where
- Carter Park
- Address
- 1450 W. Sunrise Blvd.
- Price
- Free
Admission is free to the 18th annual gathering at 1450 W. Sunrise Blvd. It's on Saturday, Oct. 24. A domino and whist tournament fills the recreation center from 10 a.m. to noon. Daytime activities run 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the old school dance starts at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium.