Delray Beach is in a dire state of overcrowding and developers are in denial by ignoring its severity.
To borrow from the movie Don’t Look Up, why not “Look Around!”
What do you see?
There are buildings under construction now, at peak season, causing
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Atlantic Crossing is at Atlantic Avenue and northbound Federal Highway in Delray Beach. Photo provided by Edwards Cos.
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A battle over late-night downtown activity was put on hold when representatives of the Bounce Sporting Club planned for the $300 milli
Once construction of the four main buildings is complete in the Atlantic Crossing project, art that represents fishing nets will be erected to link them. Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
The Atlantic Crossing project in downtown Delray Beach will spo
Crews pumped 4,583 cubic yards of concrete from about 500 trucks in one day last month for part of the underground garage floor at Atlantic Crossing. Noise from trucks awakened neighbors as early as 2 a.m. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Jane Smith
When Delray Beach residents saw royal palms lying on the side of East Atlantic Avenue, they took to social media to bemoan the loss of the majestic palms.
“Just terrible,” said a Facebook poster on Aug. 22. Several others thought the p
Multiple pumps remove water from the site of digging for an underground garage. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Concerned Delray Beach residents are monitoring the massive Atlantic Crossing development underway at the northeast corner of
A bulldozer breaks ground on the Atlantic Crossing project last month. Jane Smith/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Sophisticated saxophone sounds beckoned attendees under a tent at Northeast Seventh Avenue and First Street — the future home of Atlantic
By Jane Smith
Developers of two massive projects want to bookend the downtown core in Delray Beach.
The eastern project, Atlantic Crossing, sits on 9.2 acres at the northeast corner of Federal Highway and East Atlantic Avenue.
The $250 million proje
By Jane Smith
After city commissioners insisted the two-way road be placed back into the Atlantic Crossing development, they were ready to settle the lawsuit with the project’s developer.
“I do not think we can get a much better project wi
By Jane Smith
The city and the Atlantic Crossing developer have spent the past month trading settlement offers. Before the April 4 Delray Beach City Commission meeting, commissioners will meet in a closed-door session with their attorneys and
By Jane Smith
The proposed Atlantic Crossing project sits in two courts.
Edwards Cos. of Ohio is appealing the two monetary claims against Delray Beach that the federal court dismissed in July. The developer also will litigate the remaining cla
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach won’t have to pay more than $25 million in damages to the developers of the stalled Atlantic Crossing project after a federal judge dismissed the case and sent the remaining seven claims back to state court.
“I’m very
By Jane Smith
The stalled Atlantic Crossing project sold in mid-June to partner Edwards Cos., of Ohio, for $38.5 million.
The nearly 9-acre property, which sits at the prominent corner of Federal Highway and Atlantic Avenue in downtown Del
By Jane Smith
Atlantic Crossing’s revised site plan sailed through a city advisory panel in early March and will be reviewed by the City Commission on April 5.
The proposed $200 million Atlantic Crossing project sits stalled on 9.2 acres at the
By Jane Smith
The City Commission agreed by a 3-2 vote to pull the latest Atlantic Crossing site plan from its March 1 agenda.
Commissioners Shelly Petrolia and Mitch Katz voted no because they want to have a hearing on giving two alleys to the
By Jane Smith
The modified site plan for the Atlantic Crossing mixed-use development downtown was turned down in late January by a Delray Beach board.
Senior city planner Scott Pape told the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board that his depa
By Jane Smith
The Atlantic Crossing developers amended their lawsuit against Delray Beach to focus more on the current commission members and their actions, according to the updated complaint filed Nov. 20 in federal court for the Southern District of
By Jane Smith
The attorneys for Delray Beach responded to Atlantic Crossing’s $25 million lawsuit, now in federal court, with a motion to dismiss on Oct. 26.
The motion delves into the legal complexity of the $200 million, 9.2-acre proposed mix
By Jane Smith
The Atlantic Crossing developers now say the delays caused by Delray Beach have cost them more than $25 million in rising construction costs, according to the amended lawsuit filed on Sept. 25.
The developers, Ohio-based Edwards CDS and
