The COVID-19 pandemic fueled a historic migration of wealth to Palm Beach County. That influx of money is transforming the style, landscape, and fortunes of our area, with some communities more and more resembling the tony town of Palm Beach. The migration will bring changes and challenges. This is one part of a Palm Beach Post multi-part series titled The Palm Beaching Project . Go here for more stories in the series.
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This story originally published in early 2024.
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Northern Palm Beach County is changing from a patchwork of middle-class suburbs along Interstate 95 to a place that looks more like a city that carries big-city prices, often paid by wealthy newcomers to South Florida.
Plans before governments from Tequesta to Lake Park show developers are interested in taller buildings, especially east of the highway. Many would house hundreds of market-priced apartments — renting for $2,500 per month or more — built with retail and office spaces, turning pockets of available land into mini-downtowns.