About El Cid West Palm Beach
El Cid West Palm Beach is the most prestigious historic community in West Palm Beach, located just south of the Downtown area along the Intracoastal Waterway. Combined with its concentration of outstanding period architecture, the location of El Cid West Palm Beach (the west shore of the Intracoastal across from Palm Beach, the closest neighborhood to Downtown) attracts professionals and business owners who are proud to call El Cid historic district home. The El Cid Historic District is listed on the local, State, and National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood’s proximity to downtown and the western shore of Lake Worth attracted affluent business, political and social leaders who dominated the community’s development in the 1920s and 1930s. The early collapse of the banks in Florida, followed by the Depression, limited further development. After World War II, there was a burst of infill housing construction. Unfortunately, the movement to suburbia in the 1960’s diminished the area’s prosperity. But not for long. Beginning in the 1980s and continuing for the past 25 years, The El Cid neighborhood has experienced a re-birth with the renovation and restoration of many of the District’s historic homes. See El Cid West Palm Beach homes for sale and rent below.
El Cid West Palm Beach
El Cid West Palm Beach is the most prestigious historic community in West Palm Beach, located just south of the Downtown area along the Intracoastal Waterway. Combined with its concentration of outstanding period architecture, the location of El Cid West Palm Beach (the west shore of the Intracoastal across from Palm Beach, the closest neighborhood to Downtown) attracts professionals and business owners who are proud to call El Cid historic district home. The El Cid Historic District is listed on the local, State, and National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood’s proximity to downtown and the western shore of Lake Worth attracted affluent business, political and social leaders who dominated the community’s development in the 1920s and 1930s. The early collapse of the banks in Florida, followed by the Depression, limited further development. After World War II, there was a burst of infill housing construction. Unfortunately, the movement to suburbia in the 1960’s diminished the area’s prosperity. But not for long. Beginning in the 1980s and continuing for the past 25 years, The El Cid neighborhood has experienced a re-birth with the renovation and restoration of many of the District’s historic homes. See El Cid West Palm Beach homes for sale and rent below.
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- 11 residences for sale now
- 1 residences for rent
- Listed from $1,945,000 to $21,950,000
- Median list price: $6.79M
- Median price per sq ft: $2,644
- Median sold (12 mo): $3.30M
- 17 sales in the last 12 months
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What makes El Cid special?
It's West Palm's signature historic neighborhood: 1920s Mediterranean Revival and Mission homes on oak-lined streets running from South Dixie to the Intracoastal, with the Norton Museum of Art at its doorstep. The lake blocks closest to Flagler Drive are some of the most coveted addresses in the city.
Is El Cid a historic district, and what does that mean for renovations?
Yes, a designated historic district, so exterior alterations, additions and demolition generally require a certificate of appropriateness through the city's historic preservation review. It's the reason the streetscape has survived intact; budget time for the process in any renovation plan.
Is there an HOA in El Cid?
No, there are no HOA fees or mandatory association. The El Cid Historic Neighborhood Association is voluntary and civic in nature.
What do homes cost in El Cid?
Current listings span from around $1M for cottages and smaller historic homes to over $20M for waterfront and lake-block estates, the spread reflects lot position more than anything: Flagler-front, lake block, or west of Olive.
What's walkable from El Cid?
The Norton Museum, Antique Row's design district along South Dixie, and the bridges to Palm Beach; downtown's restaurants are a five-minute drive. Few neighborhoods anywhere combine 1920s architecture with this location.
Should waterfront buyers think about insurance?
As anywhere on the Intracoastal, flood and windstorm coverage are part of the carrying cost on the east blocks, get quotes during due diligence so there are no surprises.
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