Water Damage Restoration in Hallandale Beach

Hallandale Beach covers only about 4.6 square miles at the southern tip of Broward County. Hollywood lies to the north, Pembroke Park to the west and Aventura, across the Miami-Dade line, to the south. The Atlantic forms the eastern edge, and the Intracoastal Waterway runs through the city. Water damage here usually starts with one of two things: water coming in from outside, or water coming down from a unit above.

A city mostly inside the flood zone

After revisions to the federal flood maps, the city estimates that 60 to 70 percent of its residents and businesses fall within the Special Flood Hazard Area. Two kinds of flooding account for most of the trouble.

The first is tidal. King tides, the highest tides of the year, usually arrive between September and November. They can flood low-lying streets with salt water, spill over seawalls and push water up through storm drains. In 2017, king tide flooding was observed in Golden Isles and along Golden Beach Drive. The city then installed tidal flex check valves, and no flooding was reported in 2018. Even so, the city projects tides at that level nearly 50 times a year by 2030.

The second is rain. On December 18, 2009, Hallandale Beach was among the hardest-hit communities when 8 to 13 inches fell, mostly along and east of I-95. Some Broward homes had up to two feet of water inside, and a shelter opened in the city. In June 2024, flash flooding in Hallandale was recorded with about 3.2 million dollars in property damage.

Water that enters from a street, a drain or over a seawall is handled as contaminated. Salt water also leaves residue that has to be cleaned off before drying begins. The flood cleanup page explains that process.

Towers built in the 1970s

Housing in Hallandale Beach looks very different from most of Broward. Census estimates show about 70 percent of units are in buildings with 20 or more units, and more than half are in buildings with 50 or more. Detached houses make up less than 10 percent. The median building dates to 1975, and nearly 40 percent of all units were built during the 1970s.

In stacked buildings of that age, one failed supply line, water heater or drain can send water down through several floors. Ceilings, closets and walls in the units below often show the damage before the source is found. Drying has to follow the water wherever it went, which means checking neighboring units and shared hallways, not just the unit where the leak began.

Units that sit empty for the season

About a quarter of the city’s housing units are held for seasonal or occasional use, compared with about 7 percent across Broward County. A unit closed for months can hide a slow leak the entire time, and warm, still air lets moisture linger. The guide to mold after water damage covers what to look for when opening a unit after time away.

ZIP code 33009 covers all of Hallandale Beach. About 13 percent of its land is in the Town of Pembroke Park and a small part is in Hollywood, and those addresses are served by the same 24/7 line.