Jacqueline Bookman is a REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker Realty, serving 5 Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods: Carol City, Lakewood Ranch, Brickell and 2 more.

Carol City sits in the northwest corner of Miami-Dade County, within the city of Miami Gardens, Florida. It's a residential neighborhood of quiet, tree-lined streets, where single-story homes in the South Florida tradition, many built from concrete block with stucco exteriors, sit on comfortably sized lots. Yards, driveways, and mature landscaping give many blocks a settled, lived-in character.

Lakewood Ranch sits in Manatee County, Florida, on the eastern side of the Sarasota-Bradenton area, a master-planned community that grew from ranchland into a collection of distinct villages and residential pockets. Its layout is built around planned streets, landscaped medians, and a mix of single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums, many in Mediterranean-inspired and Florida-style designs with tile roofs and screened lanais.

Brickell sits just south of downtown Miami, Florida, along the edge of Biscayne Bay, and serves as the city's main financial district and one of its most vertical residential communities. Glass towers and high-rise condominiums define the skyline, many with sweeping views of the water and the city beyond. Mixed in among them are quieter pockets of older, low-rise buildings and tree-lined side streets that soften the urban scale.

Coconut Grove sits along Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida, just south of downtown, and it has long set its own tone within the city. Dense tree canopy shades many of its streets, giving the neighborhood a green, layered look that feels distinct from the high-rises to the north. Waterfront access shapes daily life here, with marinas, bayfront paths, and sailing woven into the local identity.

Tampa Palms sits in the northeastern part of Tampa, Florida, a planned, master-developed community set apart from the city's older urban core. Winding, tree-lined streets, landscaped entrances, and a cohesive look define the area, which is made up largely of single-family homes, townhomes, and gated enclaves with Mediterranean-inspired and traditional Florida architecture.