A New York developer has kicked off a high-stakes fight on Singer Island, filing plans for a massive waterfront tower that would wipe out a cluster of low-rise buildings near the Blue Heron Boulevard bridge. The proposal, submitted to Riviera Beach staff on Feb. 1, 2026, brands the project “Singer Island Gateway” and calls for retail, a marina and roughly 300 residences at and around 2525 Lake Drive. Neighbors are already splitting into camps, with some eyeing new tax dollars and others warning the project could alter the island’s character and throw long shadows across the Intracoastal and nearby dive spots.
Plans on paper
In a rezoning narrative filed with the city, the applicant describes an IHC-PUD that would deliver 298 residential units, a mix…..