TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Christine Tibbs, Assistant Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: March 24, 2026
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DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NW 800 BLOCK OF WEST ATLANTIC AVENUE
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Update on NW 800 Block of West Atlantic Avenue:
1) Presentation from RES Florida Consulting, LLC, regarding the CRA-owned property located at 805 West Atlantic Avenue and the ongoing environmental remediation efforts;
AND
2) Direct CRA Staff to draft a Request for Proposals for the Development of a Mixed-Use Project on NW 800 Block of West Atlantic Avenue;
OR
3) Approve a work assignment between the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency and The Tamara Peacock Company Architects of Florida, Inc. dba Peacock Architects in order to understand the potential for mixed-used development within the NW 800 Block of West Atlantic Avenue in an amount not to exceed $10,500 for a due diligence package and authorize the CRA Board Chair to execute any and all related documents for said purposes in a form acceptable to the CRA Legal Counsel.
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Background:
The CRA owns approximately 1.86 acres of vacant land within the NW 800 Block of West Atlantic Avenue, with 0.3 acres recently acquired in January 2025. One CRA-owned lot, 805 West Atlantic Avenue (Remediation Site), has been undergoing environmental remediation since the CRA purchased that property in 2006.
805 WEST ATLANTIC AVENUE:
The Remediation Site is located at the corner of West Atlantic Avenue and NW 8th Avenue and formerly served as the location of a gas station. Subsequent to the CRA’s acquisition, the original structures were demolished, and the environmental remediation work to address the petroleum contamination that affected the soil and groundwater began shortly thereafter. The environmental remediation is being conducted by PI Environmental, Inc. in conjunction with EnviroDesign Associates, Inc. The...
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