South Florida Condo Fee Index · development report · as of September 7, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, Broward County

Watergarden, Fort Lauderdale: condo fees, what sold, and what is for sale today

As of September 7, 2026, the typical Watergarden condo listed for sale carries an association fee of $1,488 a month, 28% above the Fort Lauderdale condo median of $1,166. 12 units are for sale, 2 more are under contract, and 41.7% have cut their asking price. Over the twelve months September 2025 to August 2026, 20 Watergarden condos closed at a median $767,500, a median 7% under their original asking price.

The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.

Median condo fee / month$1,488Fort Lauderdale condos $1,166; 12 listings state a fee

Condos sold: median price, 12 months$768K20 closings September–August 2026; $542 per sq ft

Median condo asking price$665K12 for sale; $583 per sq ft

Have cut their price41.7%median cut $25,000 (4.6%)

Months of supply7.212 for sale ÷ 1.7 sales a month

Built2004median year built across listings

For buyers and sellers: Sellers here are asking a median $664,500 while the last twelve months of sales closed at a median $767,500, 92.6% of the original asking price. That gap, plus 12 competing units and 7.2 months of supply at the current sales pace, is the pricing reality a Watergarden seller starts from; a buyer should budget $1,488/mo in fees on the typical unit and ask what a quote well under $999 leaves out.

The story for media: "20 condominiums in Watergarden, Fort Lauderdale, sold between September 2025 and August 2026 at a median price of $767,500, or 92.6% of their original asking price, while 12 remain for sale with a median association fee of $1,488 a month, according to PBP Real Estate's daily analysis of BeachesMLS data as of September 7, 2026."

What condos actually sold in Watergarden, month by month

20 condo closings from September 2025 to August 2026, median $767,500; bars count sales, dots mark the monthly median where three or more closed

Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate's brokerage feed, condominium listings permitted for internet display. Active and under contract as of Sep 7, 2026; closed sales September 2025 to August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

92.6%of original asking price, median condo sale96% of the final asking price

$542condo sold price per square footasking today $583

98days to sell, mediancumulative days on market of closed sales

60%cash salesas recorded in the MLS buyer-financing field

90.4%Fort Lauderdale condos, sold to original asking1,423 city closings, same window

Range $428,000 to $1,800,000. Sold figures cover listings permitted for internet display and closed between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026; they are counts and medians, never an opinion of any unit's value.

Where the Watergarden fee sits among Fort Lauderdale condos

Watergarden median $1,488/mo against the Fort Lauderdale middle half ($746 to $1,881) and median ($1,166); 62.2% of Fort Lauderdale condo listings ask less.

Shaded band = 25th to 75th percentile of Fort Lauderdale condo fees for sale today. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate's brokerage feed, condominium listings permitted for internet display. Active and under contract as of Sep 7, 2026; closed sales September 2025 to August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Inside Watergarden the middle half of fees runs $999 to $1,730 a month ($1.17 per square foot). 1 listing show a master-association layer on top of the building or enclave fee; totals here sum both. Units that sold in the last twelve months carried a median fee of $1,375 at the time of listing.

What the Watergarden fee includes, as entered by listing brokers

Water 100%
Common areas 91.7%
Building insurance 83.3%
Reserve fund 83.3%
Grounds 83.3%
Pool 75%
Security 75%
Sewer 66.7%
Structure maintenance 66.7%
Hot water 66.7%

Share of the 12 Watergarden listings that state what the fee covers. Utilities, insurance and reserves change what a fee is worth; compare coverage before dollars.

What condos are for sale in Watergarden today

12 condos by size, with the median asking price of each group

14.3%of condos are under contract2 of 14 listings

$25,000median condo price cut4.6% off the original asking price

94median days on marketcumulative, relistings included

$374K–$1.27Mcondo asking price rangemedian $664,500

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0mention a special assessment0 of 12 listings (0%)

0state an age restriction (55+)0 of 12 listings (0%); confirm with the association

0mention a required membership0 of 12 listings (0%)

0mention a land or recreation lease0 of 12 listings (0%)

Counts of the condominium listings for sale whose agent-written public remarks mention each item; not verified and not a statement about the association. Ask for the budget, reserve study and any assessment resolution before writing an offer.

For sellers

Pricing a home correctly is a skill. It starts with data most agents and consumers never see.

40.8% of the condos for sale in Fort Lauderdale have already had to cut, a median $30,000, and buyers compare your fee against 12 other listings before they book a showing.

This page is built from every Fort Lauderdale listing in BeachesMLS and refreshed each morning. Gia Freer, Broker of Record, turns that same data into one written pricing opinion for your condo: the sales, cuts, fees and days on market it actually competes with, with the reasoning, before it goes live.

No website estimate, no automated number: a comparative market analysis done by hand, within one business day.

40.8%Have already cutmedian cut $30,000 (6.3%)

59.2%Still at their first priceevery seller starts here; the first price decides who stays

1,251 condos for sale in Fort Lauderdale, BeachesMLS, September 7, 2026. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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Watergarden questions, answered from the data

What is the condo fee in Watergarden, Fort Lauderdale?

As of September 7, 2026, the median monthly-equivalent association fee across the 12 Watergarden condominiums for sale that state a fee is $1,488; the middle half runs $999 to $1,730. That is 28% above the Fort Lauderdale condo median of $1,166. 1 listings show a second association layer (master plus enclave or building); the total shown always sums both layers. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.

What did condos in Watergarden sell for?

20 Watergarden condominiums closed between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026 at a median $767,500 ($542 per square foot), ranging from $428,000 to $1,800,000. The median sale closed at 92.6% of the original asking price and 96% of the final asking price, after a median 98 cumulative days on market. 60% of those sales were cash. Closings are reported to the MLS with a lag, so the window ends with the last full month; 0 September 2026 closings have been reported so far and are not in the medians.

How many Watergarden condos are for sale, and are prices being cut?

12 Watergarden condominiums are listed for sale as of September 7, 2026, asking from $374,000 to $1,275,000 with a median of $664,500; 2 more are under contract. 41.7% of the active listings have reduced their price at least once, by a median $25,000 (4.6%). The median active condo listing has been on the market 94 cumulative days, relistings included. At the last twelve months' sales pace that inventory is 7.2 months of supply.

Does Watergarden have special assessments, age restrictions or membership requirements?

We report what listing agents wrote, not what the association has decided. Among the 12 Watergarden listings for sale, 0 mention a special assessment in the public remarks; 0 state an age restriction such as 55+; 0 mention a required club or equity membership; 0 mention a land or recreation lease. Confirm every one of these with the association documents before writing an offer.

How is this Watergarden report built and how often is it updated?

Every morning from PBP Real Estate's own BeachesMLS data feed: active and under-contract condominium listings in Fort Lauderdale whose subdivision field names Watergarden, plus every closing in the twelve months ending August 31, 2026. Fees are converted to a monthly equivalent and both association layers are summed. Medians need five or more records, percentages ten or more; smaller groups are shown as counts. This is a market read of MLS listing data, not an opinion of value about any unit or a statement about the association's finances. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.

More live Fort Lauderdale data

As of September 7, 2026. PBP Real Estate analysis of BeachesMLS listings.

Price cuts and true days on market42.6%of Fort Lauderdale houses for sale have cut their priceMedian 70 cumulative days on market across 725 listingsSee Fort Lauderdale price cuts →Fort Lauderdale market report1,840houses and condominiums for sale in Fort Lauderdale right nowMedian prices, inventory and days on market, houses and condominiums reported separatelySee the Fort Lauderdale market →

Method: listings whose MLS subdivision field maps to Watergarden after normalization (tower, section and phase records merged; master community plus its enclaves), condominiums by tax legal description (a townhouse, villa or house whose legal records a condominium is included), Fort Lauderdale, permitted for internet display in PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS data feed. Active and under-contract figures are from the daily snapshot as of September 7, 2026; closed sales are from a rolling archive and cover September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, the last full month, because closings are reported to the MLS with a lag. Fees are as entered by each listing office, converted to a monthly equivalent, with master and sub-association layers summed. Medians require five or more records and percentages ten or more; smaller groups are shown as counts. Remark-based flags are keyword classifications of agent-written text and are not verified. Nothing here is an opinion of value about any property or a statement about any association's finances. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.

IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Data last updated September 7, 2026.