TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Christine Tibbs, Assistant Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: July 23, 2026
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RESOLUTION 2026-07 - APPROVAL OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR FOUR CRA-OWNED VACANT LOTS LOCATED AT 250, 256, & 260 NW 8TH AVENUE & 259 NW 9TH AVENUE, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE/WORKFORCE HOUSING BETWEEN THE DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, INC.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approve Resolution No. 2026-07, a First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement for four (4) CRA-owned vacant lots located at 250, 256, & 260 NW 8th Avenue & 259 NW 9th Avenue, for the development of four (4) affordable/workforce single-family homes between the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency and the Delray Beach Community Land Trust, Inc., to extend the completion date by 365 calendar days to September 8, 2027, for the construction of and issuance of the certificates of occupancy for the four (4) single-family homes.
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Background:
On March 12, 2025, the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and Delray Beach Community Land Trust, Inc. (CLT) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) for four (4) CRA -owned vacant lots located at 250, 256, & 260 NW 8th Avenue & 259 NW 9th Avenue (Subject Properties), for the development of four (4) affordable/workforce single-family homes. The PSA currently states that the Completion Date for the construction of and issuance of the certificates of occupancy for the four (4) single-family homes is September 8, 2026.
The CLT initially submitted a building permit application to the City of Delray Beach (City) for each of the four (4) Subject Properties in May 2025. The delay in receiving building permit approvals is related to two (2) issues summarized below.
Issue 1: Property Addresses
Initially, the four (4) Subject Properties shared two (2) street addresses a...
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