--- title: 81 permits have occupancy certificates; earliest reviewed CO is October 7 description: The November 1 review found 82 certificate PDFs for 81 permits. An October 7 CO for 1833 Rashi Drive corrects the earlier October 8 milestone; 1464 Alfasi Drive has an October 16 CO. url: https://lakefrontokeechobee.com/news/first-certificate-of-occupancy/ author: Lakefront Okeechobee Report published: 2026-10-08 updated: 2026-11-01 records_verified_through: 2026-10-28 source_ids: - glades-co-review-2026-11-01 - glades-co-2500272 - glades-co-2500259 - glades-co-2500254 - glades-co-2500254-variant-2 - glades-co-2600347 - glades-co-2600364 - glades-202622002983 - glades-permit-2500259 --- # 81 permits have occupancy certificates; earliest reviewed CO is October 7 Glades County records checked through 2026-10-28. Individual sources retain their own dates. **The completed November 1 permit review identifies occupancy certificates for 81 distinct permits, dated October 7–30, 2026.** There are **82 original one-page PDFs** because permit **2500254**, at **1860 Rashi Drive**, has two versions with the same certificate date. That permit counts once. **Correction:** The earliest certificate in this reviewed set is dated **October 7, 2026**, for **1833 Rashi Drive, permit 2500272**. It predates the October 8 certificate for 1964 Rashi Drive previously described here as the first documented CO. The earlier single-certificate total is superseded. [Correction record](/corrections/#co-count-and-earliest-date-2026-11-01) · [October 7 county certificate](https://upload.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/600/34812917-2500272%20CO%20S%20%281%29.pdf). [Browse all 81 permits and their county certificates](/occupancy/) · [Download the CSV index](/exports/occupancy-certificates.csv) · [Download JSON with sources and scope](/exports/occupancy-certificates.json). ## What changed from the October 8 review The new collection adds **80 previously unidentified permits with certificates**: **79 dated after October 8**, plus the newly discovered October 7 certificate. The previously known October 8 certificate remains included, and its original file matches the earlier archive exactly. | Date printed on certificate | Distinct permits | | --- | ---: | | October 7 | 1 | | October 8 | 1 | | October 15 | 12 | | October 16 | 25 | | October 22 | 21 | | October 27 | 16 | | October 28 | 4 | | October 30 | 1 | | **Total** | **81** | The latest certificate found is dated **October 30**, for **1414 Binyamina Place, permit 2600364**. Every certificate states one building and one unit. The register counts distinct permits, preserving both document versions where supplied; it does not count actual residents or completed homebuyer transactions. [Dated register and original sources](/occupancy/). ## The October 7 certificate The certificate for **1833 Rashi Drive** describes an **Emerald 3 Story** residence. Its original page visibly gives **October 7, 2026**, permit **2500272**, the address and one residential unit. The visible Building Official signature appearance also carries October 7. This is a review of the document's contents, not cryptographic authentication of the signature. The separately saved [county permit page](https://gladescounty.portal.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/permit/600/25950391) identifies **Block 6, Lot 17**. Its completion field and the certificate date are separate observations. The certificate's date does not reveal when the county uploaded it or when anyone moved in. “Earliest reviewed” describes this defined collection, not a certified countywide first issuance. ## The recorded buyer's home also has a CO **1464 Alfasi Drive, permit 2600347, has a certificate dated October 16.** Its November 1 county permit parcel is **Block 6, Lot 2**, matching the [individual buyer deed recorded October 2](/news/first-recorded-home-closing/). The prior statement that no CO had been established for this home is corrected. [Certificate and permit links](/occupancy/#permit-2600347) · [Correction](/corrections/#closing-home-co-2026-11-01). That adds occupancy-approval evidence for the already recorded transaction. It does not add another closing or establish a move-in date. **No additional homebuyer closing was confirmed.** The reported fresh Official Records check on November 1 timed out, so newer recordings remain unverified. The [closing ledger](/closings/) retains its separate county-index coverage date. ## Scope of the completed check The supplied official iWorQ check used **Owner: Okeechobee Comm**, without date filters. It covered **all 21 result pages, 303 unique permits and all 303 permit-detail pages**, with no final failed detail reads. That is 78 more permits present than in the 225-record October 8 baseline; none of the baseline permits disappeared. Newly present permits are not automatically new home starts. All 82 identified original PDFs were preserved and validated as one-page documents. Certificate dates, permit numbers, addresses and unit counts were checked against the originals, including visual review of the image-only October 7 certificate body. The [permit register](/building-permits/) retains its dated October 8 inspection histories with separately identified November 1 CO and parcel observations. Related **OCD** and **Lakefront** owner searches encountered a verification-service connection warning and were not completed. They are not zero-result searches. This check is complete for the stated owner query; it is not an official issuance log or a guarantee that every possible project owner or address has been searched. The October 8 certificate for **1964 Rashi Drive, permit 2500259**, remains evidence within this collection. Its earlier [digital-signature correction](/corrections/#co-digital-signature) also remains in place. [October 8 county certificate](https://upload.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/600/6ceed55bccf5b43acf9e8b68ec2b153c_2500259_CO.pdf). ## Sources - Glades County November 1 occupancy-certificate review: 303 permits screened (2026-11-01; public-record). 21 search result pages; 303 detail captures; 82 original certificate PDFs https://gladescounty.portal.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/permits/600 - Glades County Certificate of Occupancy — 1833 Rashi Dr, permit 2500272 (2026-10-07; public-record). PDF page 1; certificate date, permit, building location and unit count https://upload.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/600/34812917-2500272%20CO%20S%20%281%29.pdf - Glades County Certificate of Occupancy — 1964 RASHI DR, permit 2500259 (2026-10-08; public-record). PDF page 1; certificate date, permit, building location and unit count https://upload.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/600/6ceed55bccf5b43acf9e8b68ec2b153c_2500259_CO.pdf - Glades County Certificate of Occupancy — 1860 RASHI DR, permit 2500254 (2026-10-15; public-record). PDF page 1; certificate date, permit, building location and unit count https://upload.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/600/34810551-CO%202500254.pdf - Glades County Certificate of Occupancy — 1860 RASHI DR, permit 2500254 (second variant) (2026-10-15; public-record). PDF page 1; certificate date, permit, building location and unit count https://upload.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/600/34810480-CO%202500254.pdf - Glades County Certificate of Occupancy — 1464 Alfasi Dr, permit 2600347 (2026-10-16; public-record). PDF page 1; certificate date, permit, building location and unit count https://upload.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/600/34828579-CO%202600347.pdf - Glades County Certificate of Occupancy — 1414 BINYAMINA PLACE, permit 2600364 (2026-10-30; public-record). PDF page 1; certificate date, permit, building location and unit count https://upload.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/600/35042028-CO%202600364.pdf - Special warranty deed — Block 6, Lot 2 — instrument 202622002983 (2026-10-02; public-record). Instrument 202622002983; Official Records book/page 431/899; 2 PDF pages https://www.myfloridacounty.com/orisearch/22 - Glades County building permit 2500259 — 1964 Rashi Drive and inspection history (2026-10-08; public-record). Permit Information, Property Information and completed Inspections; captured October 8, 2026 https://gladescounty.portal.iworq.net/GLADESCOUNTY/permit/600/25949082 Independent, unofficial reporting. https://lakefrontokeechobee.com/about/