“It was ‘the hood’ last year, but like the flip of a switch, every Palm Beach Island New Yorker is over here now to Instagram their breakfast,” commented someone in the subreddit r/WestPalmBeach.
They’re riffing about the new Nora District — short for North Railroad Avenue — the city’s largest redevelopment project in 25 years. The warehouse graveyard where you didn’t want to wander after dark just a decade ago is still a far cry from New York City’s Dumbo neighborhood. But the district is as up-and-coming as they come.
“Nora’s design features open spaces, pedestrian-friendly streets, and thoughtfully restored historic railway buildings,” Joe Furst, founder and managing principal of Place Projects, told The Post.
Place Projects, NDT Development, and Wheelock Street Capital are the developers behind the ambitious endeavor. Anchored by 100,000 square feet of retail space, the 40-acre district will also boast a hotel and hundreds of residential units. Culture will be key, too…