TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Christine Tibbs, Assistant Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Executive Director
DATE: April 30, 2025
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DEVELOPMENT OF SW 600 - 800 BLOCKS OF WEST ATLANTIC AVENUE
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Recommended Action:
Discussion and direction on preparation of a Request for Proposals the Development of SW 600 - 800 Blocks of West Atlantic Avenue.
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Background:
In November 2022, in connection with the discussion of the future City of Delray Beach Police Station, CRA staff engaged with Currie Sowards Aguila Architects (CSA) to provide a comprehensive study of the CRA-owned properties within the West Atlantic Avenue area. The study consisted of site analysis to determine potential development opportunities and strategies of each CRA-owned property while taking into consideration community desires and needs.
CRA staff worked with CSA to develop sketches and meetings with CRA Board members were held to discuss and gather input. In October of 2023, the CRA and City held a joint workshop to discuss future development on CRA and City-owned properties in the West Atlantic Avenue area. Following that workshop, another round of meetings was held in May 2024 between CRA Staff, CSA, and CRA Board members to provide additional input on development opportunities.
At the October 29, 2024, CRA Board Workshop, CRA Staff presented the development sketches that showed conceptual development opportunities for CRA and City-owned properties along West Atlantic Avenue, which included the CRA-owned properties in the SW 600, 700, and 800 blocks of West Atlantic Avenue (Exhibit B). Additionally, CSA presented analyses of banks, pharmacies, and grocery stores within a ½ mile and 1 mile radius of the CRA-owned properties in the SW 600, 700, and 800 blocks of West Atlantic Avenue (Exhibit C).
Following that Workshop, CRA Staff also issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Commercial Real Estate Marketing Services for qualified real est...
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