Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach
In El Cid, SoSo and Flamingo Park the homes date to the 1920s–40s — the outdoor living space has to fit the period, so the courtyard reads as if it were always there.
West Palm Beach's target streets — El Cid, SoSo, Flamingo Park, Prospect Park — are historic, with Spanish and Mediterranean homes from the 1920s through the 40s. An outdoor living space here has to suit the architecture: a period-sensitive courtyard with a built-in grill tucked into the layout, a fire feature, and warm-toned pavers or clay brick laid in a classic pattern read right where modern finishes look out of place.
Several of these neighborhoods sit in city historic districts, so the design should stay in step with the period. There is no HOA to answer to, but there is a look worth protecting — we help you plan an outdoor kitchen, seating area and fire feature that lift a historic courtyard rather than modernizing away its character.
The lots are older and often narrower, and the mature trees and original grading make the base and utility work matter. We excavate, build a proper compacted base, coordinate the gas, electric and plumbing for the kitchen, set the slope away from the house, and pull the City of West Palm Beach permit.
Older in-town courtyards have mature tree roots and original grading to work around, and some streets fall in a historic district — we keep the design period-appropriate and build the base and utility runs to handle the roots and settling.
A period-sensitive courtyard with the grill tucked into the layout, a fire feature, and warm-toned pavers or clay brick in a herringbone or running-bond pattern read true to the 1920s–40s architecture. We help you plan a space that looks original to the house rather than bolted on.
There is no HOA, but some streets are in a city historic district where exterior changes are reviewed. We keep the outdoor-living design period-appropriate, pull the City of West Palm Beach permit for the gas and electric, and handle any historic-district paperwork that applies.
Yes. We design the courtyard around the mature trees and original grading, coordinate the gas, electric and plumbing so the runs work with the older layout, and set the paver floor and seating to make the most of the space you have.
It depends on the scope, materials and site prep, which is why the on-site visit and written estimate are free and itemized. Financing through Wisetack is available so the budget does not decide the timeline.
Your free on-site visit
We come out within a day or two, measure the space, and send an itemized written estimate — no charge, no pressure.