It’s looking more and more likely that Downtown West Palm Beach will be the one and only stop in Palm Beach County for the privately funded high-speed commuter train scheduled to connect Orlando to Miami by 2015.  The Sewell Hardware warehouse located along the tracks at Quadrille and Evernia was purchased by Florida East [...]

Today was a day that many of us who live in the Downtown West Palm Beach area have waited for since April – the West Palm Beach Green Market at the Waterfront opened its doors for the season.  Held right outside of the entrance to 101 Lofts and just footsteps away from the Esplanade Grande [...]

Finally, some great news to report on the local job front – The City of West Palm Beach unanimously approved the planning and zoning of the Palm Beach Outlet Mall! The Palm Beach Post is reporting that a new economic study is projecting the Outlet Mall will create up to $82 million in annual wages [...]

  The 27th Annual Palm Beach International Boat Show kicks off today at the waterfront in downtown West Palm Beach.  Over the next four days visitors to the show will be browsing up and down the packed rows of yachts and power boats, gazing at an inventory estimated at over $350 million.  With this being [...]

  Starting May 2, 2012, the annual migration of musicians, artists and patrons make their way to the waterfront of West Palm Beach for 5 days of food, art and entertainment.  Headliners for the 2012 festival include The Counting Crows, Snoop Dogg, The Fray, Foreigner, Third Eye Blind, Matisyahu, Pitbull and many more! In addition [...]

This is the question being asked in a promotional video sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority staring city officials, local icons and full time residents.  The video is a pitch to the Monrovia, California chain that has 365 stores in 31 states and is expanding to Florida with a store opening in Naples next week. [...]

CityPlace mixed-used development in West Palm Beach has been spared from foreclosure proceedings with the successful negotiations of a loan modification by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross.  The full terms of the modification have yet to be released, but the South Florida Business Journal is reporting a “tranche A” of $100 million and a “tranche [...]

Despite high occupancy rates for the crown jewel of Downtown West Palm Beach, the owners of CityPlace are experiencing financial difficulties.  The Palm Beach Post reported that an entity affiliated with LNR Partners of Miami Beach recently filed foreclosure proceeding in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on CityPlace Retail LLC.  The company fell behind on [...]

Palm Beach Condo Company’s main focus, as you may have guessed, is to work with buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants within the condo community of Palm Beach County.  Shocking… I know.  We’ve found that many of our buyers, who happen to originate from beyond our national boarders, are capitalizing on a favorable exchange rate to [...]

According to the latest housing statistics from Florida Realtors, Florida’s existing home and condo sales rose in the first quarter of 2011 when looking to the same period last year.  Existing home sales increased 13 % while existing condominium sales rose an astonishing 29%, compared to the statistics from a year ago. Dr. Sean Snaith, [...]