Boynton Beach Insider

Just in time for back-to-school, the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in partnership with the City of Boynton Beach, and Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County (HFHSPBC) cut the ribbon on the completion of the Model Block project at NW 11th Avenue, and broke ground on two new Habitat single-family homes to be built on the new street.

On hand for the open-to-the-public celebration were officials from the Boynton Beach CRA and the City of Boynton Beach along with HFHSPBC leadership, the two Habitat presenting home sponsors, Sklar Furnishings and Publix Supermarket Charities, and the Habitat Future Homebuyers. The event included a procession from officers of the Boynton Beach Police Neighborhood Officer Program, the Boynton Beach CRA, the City of Boynton Beach, and the Palm Beach County School District down the completed NW 11th Avenue.

The Boynton Beach CRA and the City of Boynton Beach collaborated on the land acquisition, for the construction of for-sale single-family homes and roadway improvements for the Model Block project since 2012. Located within the Heart of Boynton District and the Poinciana Gardens neighborhood, between NW 10th and NW 11th Avenues, the Model Block project consists of the development of 16 new single-family homes, seven (7) of which have been completed, and infrastructure improvements within the NW 11th Avenue right-of-way. The total cost of the NW 11th Avenue project is approximately $475,000.

HFHSPBC received a $75,000 grant from the Boynton Beach CRA to help fund the 501(c) (3) organization’s comprehensive Increasing the Quality of Life Program, designed to create new and maintain existing affordable housing. HFHSPBC will also provide educational opportunities to prospective homeowners and community residents within the CRA area.  Additionally, through its Project Uplift Program, HFHSPBC will build five new and affordable three-bedroom, two-bath homes within the CRA area for which the nonprofit will provide zero-interest mortgages to qualified, hard-working, low-income future Habitat Homebuyers.

Thank you to all who were able to attend the event, and we look forward to future projects that show how #RedevelopmentWorks!