Over the past 25 years, Downtown Delray Beach has grown into a crown jewel of the vivacious city. Developed through a myriad of public and privately funded projects, citizens of Delray take pride in the comfortably urban environment. The town center provides a dynamic arrangement of dining and entertainment, while the beautiful oceanside backdrop offers a calming respite from the hustle and bustle of city-living.

Stay up to date on the breathtaking development projects on Delray's horizon:

236 Fifth Delray + Aloft Hotel

Set to finish construction in December of 2018, 236 Fifth Delray in conjunction with Aloft boutique hotel is planning to provide luxury apartments and lodging, allowing residents to "live on vacation." This lavish development

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If you live along a coastal area, hurricanes are a fact of life. Despite their inevitability, the worst thing you can do is nothing at all.

Preparing in advance for the potential damage and risks will help you cope when emergency strikes. Here are some great tips to ensure you are ready for any eventuality: 

Plan your escape route

In the event of an evacuation, you may have to act quickly. storm surges in a hurricane can create a significant rise in water level that can affect coastlines for hundreds of miles around the storm zone. Don’t wait until the last minute, as panic may overtake common sense in an emergency. 

Have pets? Plan ahead!

Have a plan for your pets in the event that you have to evacuate. Many shelters have accommodation

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Hotels, condos, retails shops and more are coming to Delray Beach’s walkable neighborhood, SofA (South of Atlantic Avenue). 

The 236 Fifth Avenue, a 35-unit luxury condominium and the Aloft Hotel, a 122-room tech-minded hotel, 5,000 square feet of first-floor retail boutiques and structured parking are rising and occupancy for 235 Fifth Avenue will begin in 2018.

Condos at 236 Fifth Avenue are on sale now. Prices start at $500,000 and range over $1,000,000. Positioned on the second, third and fourth floors, the pet-friendly residences will vary from one-bedroom to three-bedroom condos with sizable balconies and private parking with additional guest spaces.

The contemporary-style building is adjacent to the Aloft Hotel and the residences will

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Delray Beach officials, as well as residents, have long voiced concerns about the prevalence of sober homes in city neighborhoods.

Sober homes provide safe homes for individuals in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction as they prepare to re-enter society after rehab or incarceration. Since these individuals are protected under federal law, the City of Delray Beach has been largely unsuccessful in its attempts to curb the rise of more such homes and has continued to lobby the feds in favor of an equitable solution. 

Proposed change limits number of sober homes in a given area

Currently, the city is proposing a new regulation that would not only limit the number of sober group homes in an area but would also require these homes to be

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A mixed use development that would provide downtown Delray Beach with:

• Two and three bedroom apartments
• High-end retail boutiques
• 60 ft. wide public, landscaped courtyard with outdoor eating restaurants
• Class-A Office space
• A 120-room hotel
• Residential- Inns with amenities for extended stays
• A 400-space underground parking facility and Valet drop-off parking service
• Eight (8) historic structures are being fully renovated & incorporated into the
• project, including the Cathcart House and The Rectory on Swinton
• An attractive pedestrian streetscape along Swinton Avenue with water features and landscape areas
• 60’ wide public pedestrian walkway to Atlantic Avenue

How would the Swinton Commons project benefit the

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Downtown Delray Beach's famed Sopra Center on Atlantic Avenue

110 East Atlantic, formally known as the Sopra Center, has received building permits and construction has started. The Richard Jones designed adaptive re-use project will transform the 4-story,  1950’s era, steel frame building into a Modern Class-A office and mixed-use destination.

The building upgrades include enhanced below grade parking, new elevators, windows  and a complete façade redesign.

There will be new retail space facing Atlantic Avenue and the new Class-A offices on the upper floors will now enter from a new west facing lobby. The building, defined by a unique exterior level raised plinth, will have it extended  south down SE 1st Avenue as well. Current tenant Rocco’s

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A deal that would allow the construction of a $200 million mixed-use project downtown on Atlantic Avenue is moving closer after more than a decade of planning and approvals.

Atlantic Crossing, a 9-acre project featuring apartments, offices, restaurants and shops, would be located beside Veterans Park along the Intracoastal Waterway. It’s the city’s largest proposed development in terms of square footage at the moment, said city commissioner Mitch Katz.

“It’s important because it’s prime real estate on Atlantic Avenue that needs to be be developed,” he said. “I just want to see this move forward.”

Signing the agreement would end a lawsuit the developer filed in 2015 over delays, and eliminate the risk of the city paying an estimated $40 million in

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Hamilton Place Townhouse in Downtown Delray Beach

Brian Pearl and Vini Antonacci of Lang Realty recently listed and sold 285 SE 6th Avenue Unit E in Delray Beach, Florida.  Rarely available 4 bedroom, 4 bath townhouse with a 2 car garage in Hamilton Place, one of Downtown Delray Beach's most desirable communities! Built in 2005, this tri-level townhouse boasts over 2,000 sq ft under air with high end finishes including hardwood floors, CBS construction, impact glass, French doors, solid core interior doors, and a gourmet kitchen w/ granite countertops, GE Profile stainless steel appliances and solid wood cabinetry. Ground floor has a full bedroom and bathroom, 2-car garage, and large storage closet. The 2nd level is comprised of the kitchen, dining…

Upscale condos could be headed to Delray Beach's up-and-coming SOFA district — if the city bends some of its downtown development rules. On Tuesday, commissioners will consider approving plans for a 48-unit condo called The Metropolitan, which would include shops, office space and a public plaza. The 5-story building would be built on the northeast corner of Southeast Third Avenue and Southeast First Street in an area marketed by the nickname SOFA, for its location south of the city's bustling Atlantic Avenue. City officials are branding SOFA as the city's newest urban neighborhood. The Metropolitan would join several other developments aimed at attracting young professionals who want to live just off Atlantic and close to the beach.

"I am excited

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Known as one of America’s best home builders, GL Homes has been atop the residential new construction industry since it was first established in 1976. Recently however, GL Homes has been at the top of their game with the highly successful Canyon communities and the Valencia active adult communities.  GL Homes currently has operations in four Florida counties including Palm Beach, Collier, Lee and Hillsborough, although there may be no better showcase of GL Homes' fantastic developments than right here in Palm Beach County, Florida. As the second largest county in the state, as well as the wealthiest as of 2004, it seems to make sense why GL Homes and various other home builders have such a strong presence here, and given its desirable waterfront

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