Everglades House

You wake up here to the Atlantic doing exactly what it does best, sending the sunrise straight across the water and into your morning. If your residence faces the ocean, that first light is yours every day, and if you're on the opposite side, you get the payoff in the evening instead, with sunsets settling in over the city skyline. Either way, the direct ocean views and deeded beach access make this feel like a genuinely coastal life, not just an address near the water.

Everglades House has been standing watch over this stretch of Fort Lauderdale since 1965, and it wears its era well across 18 floors. You've got a pool and a shuffleboard court outside, and inside, a fitness center, sauna, library, and a community room with kitchen facilities give you plenty of ways to fill a day without leaving the building. Covered parking is part of daily life here, and with maintenance and security staff on site, plus an HOA that covers everything from the reserve funds to pool service, trash, water, and the grounds themselves, a lot of the upkeep simply isn't your problem. Many residences also come with extras like built-in features, split bedroom layouts, or a kitchen island, so it's worth seeing what a particular unit offers.

Residences here range from one to four bedrooms, with layouts running from approximately 1,068 up to 4,951 square feet, so there's real variety in how you can live along this coastline. And when it's time to travel or host someone who's flying in, you're working with easy options nearby, Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International, Miami International, and Palm Beach International airports, Port Everglades and PortMiami for cruising, and the Brightline station in Fort Lauderdale if you'd rather let the train do the work.