Riviera Beach is experiencing significant growth in residential development, with nearly 2,000 new condos and apartments planned or under construction. This surge is part of a broader trend in South Florida, as developers seek opportunities along the city’s waterfront and urban corridors.
The city government is actively encouraging further investment. The Riviera Beach City Council is reviewing proposals from two developers—Sonnenblick Development, based in Los Angeles and led by Bob Sonnenblick, and Forest Development from North Palm Beach, headed by Peter Baytarian—for the redevelopment of its 90-acre Marina Village area. Both proposals include residential components.
Forest Development is also among several firms competing for a separate 2.2-acre city-owned site that could bring hundreds more residential units to the area. Other contenders for this project include Kenco Communities from West Palm Beach and Frontier Development & Hospitality Group from Washington, D.C.
Several major projects are already underway:
– The Related Group plans an eight-story apartment complex called Residences at Marina Village at 57 East 12th Street. The development will have 149 units targeted at households earning between 30 percent and 110 percent of Palm Beach County’s median income. “The apartments are slated for households earning between 30 percent and 110 percent of Palm Beach County’s area median income, which was $104,000 in 2024.” The project received approval in June and secured $100.3 million in construction financing in September.
– Adjacent to this site is Gallery at Marina Village at 1300 Broadway—a partnership between Related Group, BH Group (led by Isaac and Liat Toledano), and Tezral Partners (headed by Tony Brown and Ezra Saffold). This project will feature two towers with a total of 418 apartments, retail space, offices, and a parking garage.
– O’Connor Capital Partners from New York has teamed up with Urban Farmers and the Riviera Beach Housing Authority to develop Marina Annex at 251 West 11th Street. The mixed-use project includes 175 apartments, retail space, a community center named after Edward Rodgers—the first Black circuit court judge of Palm Beach County—and partnerships with organizations such as the Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation.
– SobelCo of Boca Raton has received final approval for a large condo complex on a former boat yard at 1117 Broadway. Their plan features four buildings ranging from thirteen to twenty stories tall with a total of 508 condos plus retail spaces.
– Estate Companies from South Miami will build Soleste on the Trail—a four-story building with 255 units—at 7920 North Military Trail. They purchased the property for $8 million in 2021 and obtained $60 million in construction financing this September.
– At another site formerly occupied by Winn-Dixie at 3700 Broadway, Forest Development intends to construct Oculina: two mixed-use towers containing almost four hundred condos along with restaurant space, offices, retail outlets—and will contribute $4.9 million to the city’s affordable housing fund as part of their agreement for increased height allowances.
These projects reflect ongoing efforts by both public officials and private developers to expand housing options while redeveloping key sites throughout Riviera Beach.
