Las Olas Marina

The City of Fort Lauderdale and SunTex Marinas have broken ground on the new Las Olas Marina as part of a public-private partnership. In addition to being the future location of the expanded Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the iconic marina will redefine the Fort Lauderdale waterfront featuring fine dining, boutique retail, state-of-the-art infrastructure improvements, and lush pedestrian-friendly landscape.

The $70 million project will be built and paid for by SunTex Marinas and is estimated to be completed in spring of 2024. Plans for the new Las Olas Marina include:

• 7,000 linear feet of dockage
• A three-story, 31,000-square-foot marine services building with a casual restaurant, ship store, office space, a gym, a swimming pool, and an outdoor patio
• A two-story, 15,000-square-foot upscale waterfront restaurant with outdoor dining areas

The project will create more than 650 jobs during construction and 1,110 full-time equivalent jobs once completed. It is also expected to generate $221 million in annual economic impact, $6 million in annual state local tax revenue, and $446,000 in annual real estate property tax revenue.

As of September 2023, the project has topped out all of the principal buildings, completed the vast majority of the marine work – including the replacement of over 1,000 linear feet of seawall – and exported over 160,000 cubic yards of material. As part of the project, crews completed the city’s new pump station that serves the majority of the barrier island. The current focus is on the installation of over 7,000 linear feet of new docks, and restaurants and tenants are currently being selected for this world-class mega yacht marina.

Upon completion, the Las Olas Marina project will create a signature destination offering spectacular views of the Intracoastal Waterway that will enhance Fort Lauderdale’s position as the “Yachting Capital of the World.”