TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Christine Tibbs, Assistant Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: May 25, 2021
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DISCUSSION - NOTICE OF INTENT TO LEASE CRA-OWNED PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 182 & 186 NW 5th AVENUE
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Provide direction as it relates to the Notices of Intent to Lease the CRA-owned properties located at 182 & 186 NW 5th Avenue (Properties) and the proposals received.
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Background:
On July 31, 2020, CareerSource Palm Beach County vacated the CRA-owned property located at 186 NW 5th Avenue. Subsequently, on October 6, 2020, Monogram Closet submitted its 30-day notice to terminate its lease of the CRA-owned property located at 182 NW 5th Avenue. CRA Staff is currently in the process of performing minor repairs and preparing the Properties to lease.
At the October 27, 2020, CRA Board meeting, the CRA Board provided direction on the type(s) of tenants the CRA Board believed would be best to occupy the Properties. The Public Notices of Intent to Lease the Properties stated that the Properties shall be leased to a qualified tenant “for a commercial use with daytime, nighttime, and weekend operating hours. Commercial uses shall be retail/specialty shop, restaurant/café, and/or artist gallery/workspace as permitted within the Central Business District (CBD) zoning district, more particularly described in the City of Delray Beach’s Land Development Regulations. Commercial use shall not include office space. Non-profit organizations shall be excluded and will not be considered.”
Both Properties are located within the City of Delray Beach’s West Settler’s Historic District, and the CRA’s Community Redevelopment Plan (Plan) identifies the NW/SW 5th Avenue corridor within the NW & SW 5th Avenue Beautification Project #2.1 (Project #2.1). The objective of this Project #2.1 is “to revitalize the corridor into a thriving district for neighborhood businesses and cultural...
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