Fort Lauderdale · Professional Offices · Sailboat Bend

THE WESTSIDEA Landmark Fort Lauderdale Headquarters

Fort Lauderdale professional offices for an owner-user ready to put down roots. Your next office doesn’t have to be another lease: own a distinctive corporate asset with historic character, a visible identity, and the presence of a true headquarters.

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11,408 SFProfessional office building
$6.4959MCurrent asking price*
Two storiesFreestanding landmark
1923Historic landmark
A landmark, reimagined

Your next office doesn’t have to be another lease.

The Westside is the former Historic West Side School, a 1923 building with a commanding façade and a deep connection to Fort Lauderdale’s story. A major restoration transformed the property for adaptive reuse; subsequent ownership has continued the work with substantial improvements.

For a law firm, financial or advisory group, creative company, foundation, or regional headquarters, this is more than a collection of offices. It is a recognizable identity, a place to bring a team together, and an opportunity to own a distinct address near Downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Own a distinctive Fort Lauderdale headquarters—with control, identity, and a story no conventional office suite can offer.

This is an ownership decision about the attributes a true user can value: whole-building control, distinctive architecture, historic character, documented restoration, subsequent improvements, a central location, and a headquarters presence. A price-per-square-foot comparison alone can miss that value; the right owner-user is weighing a distinctive corporate asset against another long-term lease.

Whole-building control
Distinctive identity
1923 architecture
Restoration + improvements
Sailboat Bend location
Headquarters presence
Rooted in the community

A school that became part of the city’s fabric.

The Historic West Side School was built in 1923 and served generations of Fort Lauderdale students. In the 2000s, Broward County and project partners undertook a significant restoration and adaptive reuse effort, preserving an important landmark and returning it to productive use.

The property later served the Broward County Historical Commission. Today, the opportunity is to carry that legacy forward—as a headquarters for an organization that values place, identity, and permanence.

The investment behind the landmark

A restoration story documented in public records.

The capital history has distinct chapters: a County-era restoration, documented public financing and payments, and additional improvements by current ownership. Each figure below is labeled according to what the source supports. Current offering materials list an asking price of $6,495,900; confirm price and availability with the listing broker.

Original restoration project cost

≈ $2.152M

Broward County records cite this as the original project cost for the West Side School restoration program.

Revised contractual obligations

≈ $2.658M

County records cite this revised amount after construction change orders and amendments to professional-services and insurance contracts.

Later owner improvements

≈ $368K

Current ownership reports approximately $368,000 in additional improvements during 2025–2026.

Precision matters: County records also reported about $1.86M paid by November 2008, when construction was estimated at roughly 90% complete, and a separate $428,070 financing action associated with completion. Project costs, contractual obligations, payments, financing, and later owner investment are different measures; this presentation does not add them together as a claim of total cash spent.

1923 · Built

The Historic West Side School opens as part of Fort Lauderdale’s early civic and educational history.

2006–2009 · Restored

Broward County and project partners advance the landmark restoration and adaptive reuse; public records track project costs, obligations, and progress.

2010 · Renewed use

The restored school is dedicated and used by the Broward County Historical Commission.

2025–2026 · Improved

Current ownership reports approximately $368,000 in additional building improvements.

The current ownership chapter

Substantial work completed. Room for your finish.

Ownership reports extensive structural floor work and key building updates. The primary remaining finish item has been identified as flooring, with window treatments and user-specific cosmetic choices optional. Confirm all current condition and specifications during buyer diligence.

Approx. 90% of floor joists replaced
New plywood subflooring on both stories
Interior and exterior painting
Elevator maintenance
Fire-alarm work
Impact windows and prior building-system updates

This creates a compelling starting point for a buyer: preserve the building’s character while completing the final finish and shaping the space around the way your organization works.

A possible next chapter

An adjacent land opportunity may expand the vision.

The HOA has indicated that approximately one acre of nearby land may be available to the eventual building buyer as a separate transaction, at an indicative price discussed around $850,000. The land is not included in the building asking price. A buyer should independently verify terms, boundaries, access, zoning, historic review, engineering, parking count, and feasibility.

Preliminary parking concept only—not a final site plan or representation that parking is approved or buildable. Any use is subject to buyer diligence and governmental approval.

Preliminary planning visual for a possible parking layout
A distinctive address

Sailboat Bend, minutes from the city’s center.

Tree-lined streets and historic character meet convenient access to Downtown Fort Lauderdale, the Broward County Judicial Complex, and the new Fort Lauderdale U.S. Courthouse—each less than a five-minute drive, based on the current route estimates linked below. Drive times vary with route and traffic. The New River, Las Olas Boulevard, Flagler Village, Brightline, and I-95 are also nearby.

Open live driving directions: Broward County Judicial Complex · New U.S. Courthouse. Drive times vary with route and traffic; confirm before publication.

Primary owner-user audience

Own your firm’s Fort Lauderdale headquarters.

Also suited to

Wealth management and family offices · CPA, accounting, tax and advisory firms · Insurance and financial services · Architecture, design and creative firms · Corporate and regional headquarters · Foundations, nonprofits, education, training, arts and cultural organizations where permitted · Qualified 1031 exchange buyers whose acquisition criteria and timing fit

Medical, wellness, and other adaptive-reuse prospects should be pursued only after confirming zoning, approvals, and build-out requirements.

A headquarters to make your own

A freestanding two-story building offers the scale and identity for an owner-user to bring an organization together under one roof.

Parking discussed directly

The building does not control dedicated on-site employee parking. Existing parking arrangements and any nearby land opportunity require verification and buyer diligence.

THE WESTSIDE · FORT LAUDERDALE · PROFESSIONAL OFFICES

Come experienceTHE WESTSIDEYour Next Home Away From Home

Request a private tour and explore whether this landmark is the right next chapter for your organization. Confirm current asking price, availability, condition, and specifications with the listing broker.

Contact Kaley Tuning · Native Realty

(954) 871-8927 · kt@nativerealty.com