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Pompano Beach CRA approves $250,000 purchase of vacant lot at 1651 NW 15th Avenue
Summary
The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency voted to buy a 23,087-square-foot vacant lot north of Markham Elementary School for $250,000 to assemble property and enable future right-of-way dedications and infrastructure work in a landlocked neighborhood.
The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency voted to approve a contract to buy the vacant lot at 1651 Northwest 15th Avenue for $250,000.
CRA Real Property Manager Cassandra Lemisserie told the board the 23,087-square-foot parcel is currently landlocked and not developable because it lacks legal access. She said the purchase would add to an existing assemblage of CRA-owned lots north of Markham Elementary School and would support right-of-way dedications needed for future roads, utilities and homes. Lemisserie said the Broward County property appraiser lists the market value at $277,040 and that the owners had listed the property on MLS earlier in 2025 with several price reductions before approaching the CRA; the proposed purchase price equates to about $11 per square foot.
Lemisserie showed ‘‘before’’ and ‘‘after’’ photos of nearby lots the CRA has cleared of illegal dumping and sodded, and she said the Northwest CRA advisory committee recommended approval on Sept. 9 with a unanimous 7–0 vote. She said staff sees the neighborhood as one of the few remaining viable areas for a small single-family subdivision that would allow residents to walk to Markham Elementary.
Members of the public spoke during the hearing. District residents raised two recurring themes: concern that CRA activity and redevelopment favors outside developers and longstanding neighborhood problems — including illegal dumping and lack of basic infrastructure — and an appeal that the CRA include more local residents in outreach and decision-making. Carlene Duncan told the board she wanted neighborhood residents to be involved in CRA decisions. Other speakers asked for clarity about future uses and how the purchase would affect adjacent longtime homeowners.
The board approved the purchase in a roll call vote. The minutes record the item as a resolution authorizing the city to execute the contract for sale and purchase with the property owners for $250,000.
Staff and right-of-way work: Lemisserie said the neighborhood’s existing private dirt tracks must be converted to public right-of-way and that the CRA or city will need to assemble multiple parcels and dedicate 30-foot minimum right-of-way (reduced from the usual 50-foot standard for these constrained blocks) to accommodate emergency access, trash collection and water/sewer infrastructure. She noted some occupied homes in the area are served by private well and septic systems and that the lack of hydrants and reliable access presents a public-safety concern for firefighters and EMS.
What happens next: Lemisserie said the CRA intends to maintain the newly acquired lots until sufficient assemblage and right-of-way dedications are in place to allow infrastructure installation and homebuilding. No development contract, developer selection, or construction start date was presented at the meeting.
Votes at a glance: Resolution approving the purchase of property at 1651 NW 15th Ave, Pompano Beach — purchase price $250,000; approved by roll call (all board members recorded “Yes”).
