{"id":318718,"date":"2026-06-24T22:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/318718\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T22:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:54:12","slug":"dov-stark-sets-record-with-55-million-fort-lauderdale-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/318718\/","title":{"rendered":"Dov Stark Sets Record With $55 Million Fort Lauderdale Build"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new $55 million Fort Lauderdale waterfront estate dubbed Ember House is lighting up Broward County\u2019s luxury market<\/a> with a record-setting asking price.<\/p>\n

The 15,000-square-foot home at 513 Middle River Drive in the Sunrise Intracoastal neighborhood<\/a> was designed, developed and listed by Prestige Homes Development founder and CEO Dov Stark. It\u2019s the highest-priced residential listing in Broward County, according to a Prestige Construction release.<\/p>\n

The estate spans 5,000 square feet of outdoor living space and includes six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, 145 feet of waterfrontage, a rooftop pickleball court, an eight-car garage, a theater and a gym, the release said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stark, who lives two doors down from the property, acquired it in 2024 for $5.5 million, according to property records. He spent 15 months building the new home. While he could not provide a total development cost, Stark told The Real Deal that construction expenses alone exceeded $35 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said Ember House is his most ambitious project yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone tells me, \u2018this is expensive \u2026 maybe instead of doing a big house you should do two or three smaller ones.\u2019 But I don\u2019t want that,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to be different. I want to be the best at what I do, and I want to build the best home and leave a mark in the city I live in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stark has lived in Fort Lauderdale for over 25 years, seven of which he\u2019s spent in the Sunrise Intracoastal neighborhood, where he\u2019s developed five homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2023, medical center mogul Anthony DeGradi and his wife paid $29.5 million for the Stark-developed mansion at 733 Middle River Drive. At the time, the sales price was just $3 million short of breaking Broward County\u2019s residential price record, The Real Deal previously reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Often called the \u201cVenice of America\u201d for its canals and boating culture, Fort Lauderdale\u2019s luxury market has historically lagged behind Miami and Palm Beach, but recent sales<\/a> reflect what Stark says is an evolution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at all the development infrastructure going on in Fort Lauderdale, it\u2019s crazy,\u201d he said. \u201cFort Lauderdale didn\u2019t just become more expensive \u2014 it became better. There\u2019s more amenities, and there\u2019s more of a luxury lifestyle ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stark said rising demand for higher-quality homes and trophy estates could allow Fort Lauderdale to soon catch up with its neighbors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prime waterfront properties are driving the market\u2019s explosion in Fort Lauderdale and the rest of South Florida, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Fort Lauderdale\u2019s luxury market has experienced a cooling after several years of rapid growth, prime waterfront land is being quickly snapped up, fetching record prices and pushing land values to unprecedented levels, according to the David Siddons Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The city is also attracting an influx of out-of-state buyers, primarily from New York, New Jersey, California, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, the report said.<\/p>\n

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