By Tim Pallesen
A citizens group has sued Delray Beach, saying its density approval for Atlantic Crossing violates the vision for Delray to always be “a village by the sea.”
City commissioners approved 40 housing units per acre for the East At
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Ralf Brookes
By Tim Pallesen
Residents alarmed by massive new rental housing projects in Boca Raton and Delray Beach turned to a Cape Coral attorney to be heard.
Ralf Brookes has filed lawsuits to scale down the magnitude of the Archstone project
By Tim Pallesen
A citizens group has sued Delray Beach saying its density approval for Atlantic Plaza II violates the vision for Delray to always be “a village by the sea.”
City commissioners approved 40 housing units per acre for the East At
Update: Citizens group sues city over density approval for Atlantic Plaza II
By Tim Pallesen
Coastal residents near the proposed Atlantic Plaza II project remain concerned after Delray Beach commissioners narrowly gave developers the OK to build
Larry Thomas Jr., general manager of Salt 7 restaurant, crosses Northeast Second Avenue at Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach. City officials say downtown Delray Beach is especially attractive to multifamily housing developers because the city
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach commissioners narrowly gave Atlantic Plaza II developers the OK to build 40 units per acre on Tuesday night.
The developer’s density reduction was necessary to win a 3-2 commission vote. Mayor Woodie McDuffie joine
Before the meeting, more than 80 people gathered in front of City Hall to protest the proposed density of Atlantic Plaza II. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Related story: Dec. 4 decision might, or might not, be last word
By Tim Pallesen
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At press time, Atlantic Plaza II was scheduled to come back to City Commission on Dec. 4.
The commission can either approve or deny the developer’s conditional use request to allow for building heights approaching 60 feet and a density of about 51
In a special meeting that lasted barely two minutes on Nov. 2, City Commissioners approved deferring consideration of the Atlantic Plaza project to a 6 p.m. meeting on Nov. 13.
Commissioner Adam Frankel noted that he had received "many e-mails aski
Please Note: According to Delray Beach City Clerk, Chevelle Nubin, there is a 1:00 p.m. Special City Commission Meeting scheduled for November 2, 2012, at City Hall, in the Commission Chambers to consider the deferral of the Atlantic Plaza II Conditi
To clarify the October Coastal Star article on the Atlantic Plaza II project:
Edwards Companies and local private equity firm CDS International Holdings, owned by Carl DeSantis, are joint venture partners on the Atlantic Plaza II project. Mike Covelli
Please Note: According to Delray Beach City Clerk, Chevelle Nubin, there is a 1:00 p.m. Special City Commission Meeting scheduled for November 2, 2012, at City Hall, in the First Floor Conference Room to consider the deferral of the Atlantic Plaza I
The proposed Atlantic Plaza II would have 442 residential units, plus office,
retail and restaurant space near the Intracoastal. Rendering provided
By Margie Plunkett
The Atlantic Plaza II mixed-use development would exceed Delray Beach’s density
