Boynton Beach Mall tenants get lease termination notices as a sale is pending
A senior community draws buyers, a county road plan, condo costs and pumpkins for a church.
After about 41 years, Boynton Beach Mall's owner expects the doors to stay open only through mid-January, with a few notable exceptions.
Owner Washington Prime Group has confirmed a pending sale, Boynton Weekly reported, though the buyer and price haven't been announced. The company says the mall should stay open through Jan. 15, 2027, after about 41 years. Tenants have received lease termination notices, and some longtime shopkeepers are already packing up.
The roughly 91-acre property on Congress Avenue has been marketed for a mix of homes, shops and offices, with zoning that could allow at least 1,700 residences. No specific redevelopment plan has been approved.
Three big tenants could outlast the January date: JCPenney, Cinemark and Christ Fellowship may remain open.
A West Boynton senior community draws buyers ahead of its fall 2028 opening
The Winsberg at Green Cay, a $380 million retirement community, is under construction at Jog and Flavor Pict roads, the developer says. Its 220 residences, spread across independent living, assisted living and memory care, are all in one three-story building. More than 70% of the one- and two-bedroom independent-living residences are already under contract. First residents are expected in fall 2028.
Boynton Beach Boulevard lands on the county's list of traffic trouble spots
County commissioners have reviewed a long-range transportation plan priced at about $8 billion in total: nearly $2 billion for roadway work and $6 billion for broader upgrades. A countywide study named Boynton Beach Boulevard among the county's biggest traffic headaches, along with Glades Road, Military Trail and Atlantic Avenue.
Ideas in the plan include smarter signals, rebuilt intersections, more transit and lanes that flip direction at rush hour. Officials think better traffic technology could save drivers hours a year. None of it is approved, and funding is uncertain. Boynton and its neighbors keep growing in the meantime, which adds cars to roads that are already full.
Officials met in West Palm Beach on the squeeze from senior condo costs
Association fees, special assessments and insurance bills keep climbing for condo owners, and seniors on fixed incomes feel it most. Many owners say their monthly fees are already as high as they can manage, and some fear losing their homes.
That pressure brought officials and housing advocates together in West Palm Beach on Oct. 13, at a meeting organized by Congresswoman Lois Frankel. They explored financial help for seniors, tighter state oversight of associations and limits on attorney fees charged to owners. None of these ideas is a new rule or program yet.
Much of the cost traces to stricter inspection and reserve rules adopted after the 2021 Surfside condo collapse. Officials are trying to keep buildings safe without pricing owners out of them.
Pumpkin Patch Pop-Up at Compson Place on Saturday
- When
- Saturday, Oct. 24 · 9 a.m. to noon
- Where
- Compson Place
- Address
- 1880 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach
Buy a pumpkin at this pop-up and artists can personalize it with a name or monogram. The sale runs 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Compson Place, 1880 N. Congress Ave. Pumpkins come in many shapes and sizes, with bright gourds and fall photo spots too. Money from pumpkin sales goes to Cason United Methodist Church.