West Palm Beach Waterfront, Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach Waterfront, Flagler Drive
Protect Our Neighborhoods. Protect Our Waterfront. Protect Our Quality of Life.
West Palm Beach has seen extraordinary growth done right — CityPlace, the Nora District, and the $35 million Currie Park waterfront transformation — investments that serve the whole community. We celebrate those. But over 1,200 luxury high-rise units are also being proposed along a single waterfront corridor — towers from 18 to 31 stories that would permanently shadow historic neighborhoods, overwhelm aging infrastructure, accelerate the decline of the West Palm Beach Intracoastal ecosystem, and displace the manatees and seagrass that depend on it. The stormwater system is rated for a 3-year storm. The vote is coming. Add your name.
Growth With Integrity · Respect for Neighborhoods · Preservation of Community Character
Elevation view from the Intracoastal Waterway — looking west toward the city. Buildings drawn to scale at 8 feet per story. Horizontal spacing is proportional to actual distances between properties along N. Flagler Drive from Providencia Park to 54th Street.
Projects proposed or approved
New units along one corridor
Stories proposed
Of Intracoastal waterfront affected
Scale: 1 story = 8 feet. Good Samaritan current height confirmed at 8 stories. Horizontal spacing proportional to actual GPS distances between properties. Story counts from confirmed planning board records and developer filings.
The following projects are approved, under construction, in active planning, or publicly announced along the South Flagler Drive and North Flagler Drive waterfront corridors. Each requires residents to understand the cumulative scale of what is being built.
Palm Beach Lakes Blvd & N. Flagler Drive · Developer: The Frisbie Group (through Easton Street Capital) · Hospital Operator: Tenet Healthcare · Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Two 28–30 story luxury condominium towers directly adjacent to Providencia Park. Between the towers: a new hospital, employee housing, assisted living, luxury for-sale buildings, a longevity center, and shopping and retail. The existing historic hospital will be demolished. The site is not currently zoned for towers of this height. As of March 2026, no formal application had been filed with the City.
Source: City of West Palm Beach planning records. Verified against publicly available planning board approvals, groundbreaking reports, and developer filings.
| # | Address | Project | Stories | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1355 S. Flagler Drive | South Flagler House | 28 stories · 2 towers | Residential Condominium | Approved / Under Construction |
| 2 | 1919 N. Flagler Drive | Olara | 26 stories · 2 towers | Residential Condo / Apartments + Marina | Approved / Under Construction |
| 3 | 1865 N. Flagler Drive | Shorecrest | 28 stories | Residential Condominium | Approved / Under Construction |
| 6 | 1717 N. Flagler Drive | Ritz-Carlton Residences | 26 stories | Branded Luxury Condominium | Approved / Under Construction · Broke Ground Feb 2026 |
| 5 | 1501 N. Flagler Drive | Good Samaritan Redevelopment | 28–30 stories proposed (multiple towers) | Hospital · Medical Office · Luxury Condos · Hotel · Retail · Mixed-Use | Proposed / In Review · No Application Filed |
| 7 | 5400 N. Flagler Drive | Mandarin Oriental Residences | 31 stories | Branded Luxury Condominium | Approved Oct 2025 · Not Yet Under Construction |
| 8 | South Flagler Waterfront | Edgeworth | Two towers · Height TBD | Residential Condominium | Proposed / In Review |
| 9 | Between 45th St & 50th St | North Flagler Assemblage | TBD | Residential / Mixed-Use | In Contract / Under Negotiation |
Note: Ritz-Carlton Residences broke ground February 24, 2026 and is under active construction — status corrected from the map image. All data from WPB planning records and confirmed developer filings. Confirm at wpb.org →
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West Palm Beach Waterfront, Flagler Drive
Protect Our Neighborhoods. Protect Our Waterfront. Protect Our Quality of Life.
West Palm Beach has seen extraordinary growth done right — CityPlace, the Nora District, and the $35 million Currie Park waterfront transformation — investments that serve the whole community. We celebrate those. But over 1,200 luxury high-rise units are also being proposed along a single waterfront corridor — towers from 18 to 31 stories that would permanently shadow historic neighborhoods, overwhelm aging infrastructure, accelerate the decline of the West Palm Beach Intracoastal ecosystem, and displace the manatees and seagrass that depend on it. The stormwater system is rated for a 3-year storm. The vote is coming. Add your name.
Growth With Integrity · Respect for Neighborhoods · Preservation of Community Character
Elevation view from the Intracoastal Waterway — looking west toward the city. Buildings drawn to scale at 8 feet per story. Horizontal spacing is proportional to actual distances between properties along N. Flagler Drive from Providencia Park to 54th Street.
Projects proposed or approved
New units along one corridor
Stories proposed
Of Intracoastal waterfront affected
Scale: 1 story = 8 feet. Good Samaritan current height confirmed at 8 stories. Horizontal spacing proportional to actual GPS distances between properties. Story counts from confirmed planning board records and developer filings.
The following projects are approved, under construction, in active planning, or publicly announced along the South Flagler Drive and North Flagler Drive waterfront corridors. Each requires residents to understand the cumulative scale of what is being built.
Palm Beach Lakes Blvd & N. Flagler Drive · Developer: The Frisbie Group (through Easton Street Capital) · Hospital Operator: Tenet Healthcare · Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Two 28–30 story luxury condominium towers directly adjacent to Providencia Park. Between the towers: a new hospital, employee housing, assisted living, luxury for-sale buildings, a longevity center, and shopping and retail. The existing historic hospital will be demolished. The site is not currently zoned for towers of this height. As of March 2026, no formal application had been filed with the City.
Source: City of West Palm Beach planning records. All data subject to change. Refer to wpb.org for current information.
| # | Address | Project | Stories | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1355 S. Flagler Drive | South Flagler House | 28 stories (2 towers) | Residential Condominium | Approved / Under Construction |
| 2 | 1919 N. Flagler Drive | Olara | 26 stories (2 towers) | Residential Condo / Apartments + Marina | Approved / Under Construction |
| 3 | 1865 N. Flagler Drive | Shorecrest | 28 stories | Residential Condominium | Approved / Under Construction |
| 4 | 1800 N. Flagler Drive | 1800 N Flagler Drive | 25 stories | Residential Condominium | Approved / Entitled (Not Yet Built) |
| 5 | 1501 N. Flagler Drive | Good Samaritan Redevelopment | Multiple Towers (28–30 stories proposed) | Hospital, Medical Office, Residential Condo/Apts, Hotel, Retail, Mixed-Use | Proposed / In Review |
| 6 | 1717 N. Flagler Drive | Ritz-Carlton Residences | 26 stories | Residential Condominium | Proposed / In Review |
| 7 | 5400 N. Flagler Drive | Mandarin Oriental Residences | 31 stories | Residential Condominium | Proposed / In Review |
| 8 | South Flagler Waterfront | Edgeworth | Two towers (height TBD) | Residential Condominium | Proposed / In Review |
| 9 | Between 45th St & 50th St | North Flagler Assemblage | TBD | Residential / Mixed-Use (Future Project) | In Contract / Under Negotiation |
From Granada Road to 50th Street — every approved, proposed, or in-contract high-rise development as of May 2026.
The West Palm Beach Intracoastal Waterway runs directly alongside every one of these proposed towers. The sea life, water quality, and coastal ecosystem that make this city extraordinary are not abstract concerns — they are measurable, documented, and already under stress. Here is what the science says will happen if unchecked development continues.
A record 240+ manatees were counted at the West Palm Beach FPL refuge on February 3, 2026. Over 1,000 manatees use this exact stretch of the Intracoastal annually — one of the most important refuges on Florida's east coast. They depend on seagrass that is already nearly gone. Towers that shadow the water, increase runoff, and raise water temperatures will eliminate any remaining chance of seagrass recovery and starve the animals that depend on it.
Palm Beach County ERM — Manatee Data →A peer-reviewed 2023 study (Kerfoot et al., Gulf & Caribbean Research) found seagrass in the West Palm Beach Intracoastal was "barely detected after 2016" at central monitoring sites. Palm Beach County is currently spending $449,993 on an active restoration project. Shadows from 20–31 story towers will block the sunlight seagrass needs to regrow, and stormwater runoff from acres of new concrete will carry the nutrients that fuel algae growth that smothers it.
Kerfoot et al. 2023 — Peer-Reviewed Study →Seagrass beds are the nurseries for hundreds of fish species, feeding grounds for sea turtles, and foraging habitat for ospreys, herons, roseate spoonbills, and migratory shorebirds. When seagrass disappears, the food chain collapses. NOAA research confirms that seagrass loss triggers cascading decline across all marine species in a coastal system. Development that reduces water clarity and light penetration destroys this habitat permanently.
NOAA — Seagrass Ecosystems →Every high-rise tower adds acres of impervious surface — concrete, glass, rooftops, parking structures. The USGS documents that urbanization dramatically increases stormwater runoff volume, speed, and contamination. West Palm Beach's stormwater system is rated for only a 3-year storm event — just 2–3 inches of rain. Thousands of new units without adequate stormwater planning will discharge pollutants, nutrients, and toxins directly into the Intracoastal with every rainfall.
USGS — Urban Development & Flood Effects →A 2023 peer-reviewed study published in Frontiers in Public Health found coastal artificial light at night affects 1.9 million square kilometers of the world's coastal seas — disrupting spawning cycles, predator-prey behavior, and the navigation of migratory species. A continuous wall of illuminated towers flanking the Intracoastal will flood it with light 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with no mitigation possible once built.
The Conversation — Light Pollution Study →Dense high-rise development creates urban heat islands, raising local air and water temperatures. Warmer water holds less dissolved oxygen, stressing fish and invertebrates. Higher temperatures also accelerate algae blooms that block sunlight and suffocate seagrass. A 2024 University of Miami Rosenstiel School study additionally found that high-rise construction on coastal soil is causing active ground subsidence — the land beneath the towers is sinking — compounded by salt water corrosion of foundations.
Univ. of Miami — Subsidence Study →The manatees, the seagrass, the fish nurseries, the birds — they have no voice in the planning process. You do. Sign the petition. Contact your commissioners. Show up at City Hall on August 31, 2026. The West Palm Beach Intracoastal Waterway depends on it.
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City Commission Vote — Downtown Master Plan
Planning Board: July 21, 2026 · City Commission: August 31, 2026 · Official calendar →
Commission Chambers · City Hall, 401 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 · Meetings typically begin at 6:00 PM · Confirm at wpb.org →
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