Fort Lauderdale’s city hall was damaged badly by historic flooding in 2023 and ultimately demolished in May 2024.
Now the city has a design for a new municipal center.
From the street, the building would look like a top-down view of a ship's hull. The curved design gives the building a hyper-modern look and better resistance to high winds.
City officials said the flood waters "infiltrated the basement, where critical systems were housed — a vulnerability exacerbated by the building’s design, which predated modern climate-resilient architecture."
But the winning proposal, from a group called FTL City Hall Partners, was projected to be the costliest design at nearly $350 million. City officials say they will pay less by reducing the proposed square footage and amenities.
The new city hall is expected to be completed in May of 2029.
READ MORE: Dismantled and demolished: Watch time-lapsed video of disappearing Fort Lauderdale City Hall
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