Developers Eastwind and TMT want to add 'Easton Atlantic' to Delray Beach, an eight-story apartment building and six townhomes to an office complex on Congress Avenue.
Key Takeaways
- Eastwind Development and TMT Properties have proposed Easton Atlantic, adding 352 apartments and six townhomes to the Congress Park office complex in Delray Beach.
- The 358 units would share the 16.3-acre site and a parking garage with three existing office buildings, which would stay in place.
- The plan includes 38 workforce-housing units and answers a city's push to add housing along the Congress Avenue corridor.
Another Delray Beach office park is making room for housing. According to Florida YIMBY, Eastwind Development and TMT Properties have proposed Easton Atlantic, an eight-story apartment building plus six townhomes on the Congress Park office site in Delray Beach. Instead of tearing the offices down, the plan keeps them and adds 358 homes alongside it. It was expected to reach the city's zoning board in late September 2026, though it does not appear to have been heard yet.
What Is Easton Atlantic?
Easton Atlantic, which some sources call "the Easton at Atlantic," would add an eight-story building with 352 apartments, ranging from studios to three-bedroom units, plus six three-story townhomes, for 358 units in all. It would share the 16.3-acre Congress Park site at 160, 190, and 220 Congress Park Drive, between West Atlantic Avenue and South Congress Avenue, with three existing office buildings that stay in place, along with an eight-story, 672-space parking garage shared by residents and office tenants.
Amenities would include a pool and lounge, a fitness center, and a dog park. Eastwind Development, based in Palm Beach Gardens and led by Jack Weir, would develop the apartments, while TMT Properties, led by Paul Burrell, would build the townhomes, with Dorsky + Yue International as the architect. Of the 352 apartments, 38 would be set aside as workforce housing, which Palm Beach County defines as homes for households earning 60 to 140 percent of area median income, though the project is not seeking affordable-housing incentives.
Why Keep the Offices and Add Apartments?
The notable part is that this is not a teardown. The offices stay, and the housing goes up on the same site, sharing the parking garage. That reflects a deliberate city strategy. A Delray Beach study specifically recommended fitting residential development onto commercial lots to help revitalize the Congress Avenue corridor, and this proposal is a direct response.
Eastwind's Jack Weir has described it as a different kind of apartment living coming to western Delray and a way to help revive the corridor. The approach puts housing where the demand is while keeping the existing offices working. It fits a broader trend of turning office land into apartments across South Florida. The shared-parking setup also supports an efficient live-near-work model, and the 38 workforce units align with Palm Beach County's affordability push.
How Long Has This Been in the Works?
The developers have spent years assembling the site. They bought the main 220 Congress Park parcel for $11.4 million in 2018, the 190 and 200 buildings for $10.1 million in 2019, and a 1.45-acre residential development site for $1.7 million in 2022.
Easton Atlantic was expected to go before the Delray Beach Zoning and Planning Board in late September 2026. As of now, it does not appear to have been heard, and it is unclear when it will be presented, so this remains a proposal rather than an approved project.
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How Does It Fit Delray's Bigger Picture?
Easton Atlantic is part of a wave remaking Delray's Congress Avenue corridor, where more than 1,300 new units have been proposed or built in about two years. Just down the street, Parks at Delray is turning a former office campus into a 747-unit mixed-use community across 43 acres, and Alton Delray is converting a former industrial site into 386 units, including workforce housing, with both expected to finish around 2027. Those projects give Easton Atlantic a ready-made blueprint for what the numbers can look like.
It is also the western half of a two-sided Delray story. While downtown's Atlantic Avenue corridor booms with projects like Sundy Village, the Congress Avenue corridor on the west side is where aging office parks are converting to housing. Between the two, Delray Beach is growing on two fronts at once.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Easton Atlantic in Delray Beach?
Easton Atlantic is a proposed mixed-use project that would add 352 apartments and six townhomes, 358 units in total, to the existing Congress Park office complex in Delray Beach. The eight-story apartment building and three-story townhomes would share the 16.3-acre site and a parking garage with three office buildings that remain in place.
Who Is Developing Easton Atlantic?
Eastwind Development, a Palm Beach Gardens firm led by Jack Weir, would build the apartments, and TMT Properties, led by Paul Burrell, would build the townhomes. TMT currently owns the office complex, and Dorsky + Yue International is the project's architect.
Will Easton Atlantic Include Affordable or Workforce Housing?
The plan designates 38 of the 352 apartments as workforce housing, which Palm Beach County defines as homes for households earning 60 to 140 percent of area median income. The developers are not seeking affordable-housing incentives for the project.
Is Easton Atlantic Approved?
No. Easton Atlantic is a proposal that was expected to go before the Delray Beach Zoning and Planning Board in late September 2026, but it does not appear to have been heard, and the timing for a hearing is unclear. It still needs city review and approval to move forward.
What Amenities Would Easton Atlantic Offer?
Plans for Easton Atlantic include a swimming pool with lounge areas, a fitness center, and a dog park, among other shared amenities. Residents would also use a 672-space parking garage shared with the office tenants on the same Congress Park site.
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