The Meadows is a 288-unit, two-story condominium community built in the early-to-mid 1970s in Margate, restricted to residents 55 and older. The community is organized around a clubhouse with a pool, tennis and pickleball courts, shuffleboard, and bocce. Units are compact, generally under 900 square feet, and resale pricing sits at the lower end of Broward County 55+ condo market. The property is managed under Castle Group per state registry records, though some community materials reference a different on-site contact, a discrepancy not resolved by available sources.
No red flags currently on our file (last updated 2026-07-08) — but our file reflects publicly identified issues, not verified good standing. Your report re-checks all 14 risk categories fresh and tells you exactly what to verify with the association.
Get the full Intelligence Report — $9.99Publicly reported association fees at The Meadows are approximately $184-$412/mo, covering common area maintenance, exterior, water, trash. Buyers should verify the current fee schedule for the specific unit with the association.
Recent listings at The Meadows range around $43,000-$102,000.
Publicly reported pet policy: dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, fish and caged animals allowed for owners (max 2 pets per unit); renters are not permitted to have pets. Confirm current rules with the association before purchasing.
The Meadows was built in approximately 1974 and rises 2 floors with 288 units.
Florida condominiums of this age are subject to milestone inspection and structural reserve requirements. Our Intelligence Report covers what official city and county records show for this building, and what remains for a buyer to verify with the association.
When you buy into a condo building that's 15 or more years old — anywhere in the US — you should expect by default that an assessment, or several, is in effect or on the way: roof repairs, elevator replacement, repaving, facade work. Buildings age on a schedule, and the bill lands on the owners: often hundreds of dollars a month on top of your mortgage, HOA fee, taxes, and insurance. The unit listing rarely mentions any of it.
In Florida, the stakes for older buildings are higher still. Since the 2021 Surfside tragedy, state law requires milestone structural inspections at 30 years (25 in some coastal areas), Structural Integrity Reserve Studies, and — critically — bars associations from waiving reserve funding for structural components, ending decades of artificially low fees. Add the state's insurance surge, and many older buildings carry obligations that never appear in a listing. None of this makes an older building a bad purchase — but the difference between a well-run 1970s tower and a struggling one can be tens of thousands of dollars per unit. That's the question our building intelligence answers.
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