DELRAY BEACH SWAP SHOP SITE TO FINALLY GIVE WAY TO DEVELOPMENT
Surprise, surprise, another vacant eyesore lot is soon to become a new residential development. Yes we have certainly heard this story before, but each one is important and worth telling as South Florida experiences a wave of development not seen before. This time we are talking about the site of the former Swap Shop, located on North Federal Highway in Delray Beach. For years officials in Delray and Boynton have tried to spur development on North Federal, which has fallen into disrepair and has become home to many seedy businesses. This is an amazing start and a huge victory for Delray Beach. The former Swap Shop site is 8.5 acres, and has been vacant since 2006. Long ago in 1957 the site was a drive in movie theater, which gave way to the Swap Shop flea market in the 70’s. It closed in 2006 to be redeveloped but the recession shelved those plans. Finally, it is to become Delray Preserve, which will feature 188 residential units in seven buildings. The community will be pedestrian friendly, especially for bicyclists, with bicycle storage and a free bicycle repair shop on site. The community is also contributing $50,000 to the city of Delray for a pedestrian bicycle coordinator or transportation administrator. Out with the vacant land and in with the new residential development. While I am getting used to this scenario by now, each story is somewhat different and still amazing to me. Congrats to Delray Beach, looking very forward to seeing this one go up. As always thanks for reading and have a great day.
Upscale apartment complex headed to Delray's former Swap Shop site
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