CAB Resource Page
All info relating to the CAB can be found on our Community Appearance Board page.
Important Dates
Upcoming Important Dates
- August 31: 2023 Community Appearance Awards (CAA) Submittals Deadline
- October 2-20: 2023 CAA Event Date Window
Recurring Dates
- Second Wednesday of each month: CAB Meetings
- First & Third Tuesday of each month: WOW Award Presentations at Commission Meetings as scheduled
All CAB Forms & Documents
2022 Community Appearance Awards (Annual Event)

- Deadline: 1/31/2022
- CAA Tour: 2/18/2022
- 2022 CAA Event Date: 6/20/2023
- 2023 CAA Event Date Window: 10/11-23/2023
CAA Eligibility & Submission Requirements
Eligibility
- Any project that won an award last year is not eligible for an award in the same category this year.
- All projects must be located within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Lauderdale and be visible from a public thoroughfare.
- All projects must be complete and have a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) issued between March 2019 and March 2022.
- The property owner must authorize the submission of a project and must sign the application. All submissions will be verified with the property owner(s).
- A homeowners/civic association may enter those projects that positively affect the area.
- The application must be complete and all required entry materials must be included. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Submission Requirements
- Projects must be entered for either New Construction or Renovation (excluding Landscape, Municipal Facilities/Parks & Recreation, and Special Projects categories) and one award category only.
Properties that have received paperwork though Board/Liaison Outreach
- Diamond Core Fitness
- Eon Squared
- First Lutheran Church (Holly Blue & Los Angeles)
- Goodland Hotel
- MyaPapaya
- Motif
- Nobu
- The Rise at Flagler Village
- Sistrunk Marketplace
- Six13
- Smitty's on Sistrunk
- Wine Garden
2022 Nomination Submittals
There are 47 nominations so far.
Here is the breakdown of entries:
| Category |
Number of Entries |
| Commercial - Low-rise (5 stories or less) |
6 |
| Commercial - Mid-rise/High-rise (6 stories or more) |
3 |
| Institutional (e.g., hospitals, charitable projects, churches, schools, etc.) |
1 |
| Landscape/Garden (Commercial or Residential) |
0 |
| Multi-family Residence - Low-rise (5 stories or less) |
4 |
| Multi-family Residence - Mid-rise/High-rise (6 or more stories) |
4 |
| Municipal Facilities and Parks & Recreation Projects |
4 |
| Single Family Residence - 2,500 square feet or less |
6 |
| Single Family Residence - 2,501 square feet or more |
5 |
| Retail (e.g., shops, malls, dealerships, etc.) |
5 |
| Restaurant |
7 |
| Sustainability Excellence |
1 |
| Special Projects (e.g., mixed use, affordable housing, etc.) |
1 |
Submittals received for:
- H&M Housing and Lend - Hani & Maikel- 3061 Sw 17 st
- Casa Azul- Wallace & Dani Perkins- 5810 NE 15th Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
- Greenbaum Residence- 512 NE 10th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
- First Cypress Commerce Center- City of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport- 1501 NW 64 St
- First Cypress Commerce Center- City of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport- 6499 NW 12 Ave
- First Cypress Commerce Center- City of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport- 6320 NW 12 Ave 33309
- Sheltair FXE Northside/Banyan Air Service Northside Terminal- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport- 6000 NW 21 Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
- Cambria Hotel & Suites- Hotel Motel Inc.- 2231 N Ocean Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33305
- Tedesco Residence- 1636 NW 7th Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
- Alluvion- Stiles and PGIM Real Estate-201 East Las Olas Blvd.Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
- The Main Las Olas- Mixed-Use Office and Multifamily- Stiles | Shorenstein- 201 East Las Olas Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
- Heron Garage Mural- Broward County Government-2050 Eisenhower Boulevard
- Glass at Victoria Park- K5 Investment Group, LLC- 600 NE 8th Avenue
- Poinsettia Residence- GREEN RUBICON FLORIDA- 1505 NE 16th Terrace
- YOLO Restaurant- The Restaurant People- 333 E Las Olas
- Euclid- Erik Moller & Lana Naghshineh- 18 SE 11 Avenue
- The Farmhouse- Matthew & Joselyn Casano- 1108 SE 11 Street
- Mondrian Lofts- Robert McCook- 1205 SE 1 Street
- F3 Marina-16th Street Drystack, LLC- 1335 SE 16 Street
- Lauderdale Yacht Club- Lauderdale Yacht Club, Inc.- 1725 SE 12 Street
- Colee's Corner- Ashley & Lynn Proctor- 217 SE 16 Avenue
- L.A. Lee YMCA / Mizell Community Center- YMCA of South Florida- 1409 NW 6th Street- Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
- The Parker (F.k.a. Parker Playhouse) Performing Arts Center- 707 Ne 8th Street- Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33304
- Feirstein Residence- Douglas and Jessica Feirstein- 1173 N Rio Vista Blvd- Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33301
- Sperber Residence- Lauren and Andrew Sperber- 901 N Rio Vista Blvd- Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33301
- Markin Res- Shannon and Marco Markin- 2724 Sea Island Drive- Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33301
- Estel Plaza Estel Development Llc 2890 W Broward Blvd Fort Lauderdale, 33312 2000
- Parker Playhouse City of Ft Lauderdale 707 Ne 8 Street Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 September 2021
- 100 Las Olas Dk Las Olas, Llc 100 E Las Olas Blvd Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33301 September 2020
- Rooms to Go Rooms to Go 1413 N Federal Hwy Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 May 2019
- Wine Garden Gregor Nilzen 608 Breakers Ave Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 March 2021
- River Garden Townhomes Tbd 2130 Nw 6 Street Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33311 9/17/2020
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Archdiocese of Miami 2731 Sw 11 Court Ft Lauderdae, Fl 33312 March 2021
- Las Olas Parking Garage City of Ft Lauderdale 200 Las Olas Circle Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33301 March 2021
- Circle House Coffee Chc 727 Ne 3 Avenue Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 December 2019
- Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel Kimpton Hotels 2900 Riomar Street Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 March 2020
- Adagio Adagio 435 Bayshore Drive Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 March 2020
- Las Olas Oceanside Park City of Ft Lauderale 3000 E Las Olas Blvd Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33316 March 2021
- Holly Blue Holly Blue 441 Ne 3 Avenue Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 March 2021
- Maya Papaya Maya Papaya 2528 N Federal Hwy Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33305 March 2019
- Ft Lauderdale Water Tower City of Ft Lauderdale 632 Nw 2 Avenue Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33311 June 2019
- Heritage Heritage 903 Ne 5 Avenue Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 September 2019
- Ya Mas! Taverna Ya Mas! 1103 E Las Olas Blvd Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33301 March 2021
- Planta Planta 1201 E Las Olas Blvd Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33301 March 2021
- Belmont Village Belmont Village 1031 Seminole Drive Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33304 March 2021
- Whole Foods 17th Street Whole Foods 501 Se 17 Street Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33316 October 2020
- Ferrari Ft Lauderdale Ferrari Ft Lauderdale 5750 N Federal Highway Ft Lauderdale, Fl 33308 March 2021
WOW Awards (Monthly)

WOW Award Nomination Form
Submit your CAB Wow Award Nomination electronically here.
WOW Award Resources
Need award nominations from Districts 3 & 4
Use property appraiser links for the 'before' photo:
Past WOW Award Winners
District 1
District 2
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- February: Juan Herrera/Contempo Construction (Victoria Park- 400 NE 12 Avenue)
- 2019
- June: (Sailboat Bend- 1200 SW 4 Street)
- June: The Apex Residence (Lake Ridge- 1120 NE 9th Avenue)
- 2018
District 3
- 2022
- November: Sharon Woods (409 NW 23rd Avenue)
- 2021
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
District 4
- 2023
- January: Barbi Barefield (1608 SE 8 Street)
- 2022
- 2021
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Board Responsibilities
- Outreach & pick up of gift cards for monthly WOW Award winners ($50 each)
- Outreach to potential nominees for the 2022 Community Appearance Awards (annual event)
- Outreach to Potential Sponsors of the 2022 Community Appearance Awards
- Connect Staff Liaison with selected WOW Award winners to coordinate them for upcoming Commission meetings
- Select and submit monthly WOW Award nominations with complete paperwork
- Attend monthly CAB Meetings (2nd Wednesday of each month)
- Share communications efforts with the community
Board Resources
Training for Board Members
- August 11, 2022 at 6:00 pm
- RSVP by Thursday, August 4 to Camille Minott at CMinott@fortlauderdale.gov.
- Hybrid Training:
- In-person in City Commission Chambers at City Hall (100 N Andrews Avenue, 1st Floor)
- Virtual via Zoom
Rules of Engagement
Contact Us
Staff Liaison Anthea Thomas
Strategic Communications Specialist
Strategic Communications Office
Cell: 561-397-8578 (text or call)
Phone: 954-828-4065
anthomas@fortlauderdale.gov
LinkedIn: antheapthomas