BOYNTON BEACH — Community members, elected officials, and partners joined Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County Jan. 6 to celebrate the groundbreaking for Ocean Breeze West, a development of 21single-family homes on Seacrest Boulevard in the heart of Boynton Beach.
Habitat SPBC is partnering with the Boynton faith-based Community Development Corporation to construct Ocean Breeze West on land donated by the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). The land was formerly the site of Boynton Terrace, a Section 108 housing project rendered uninhabitable by the hurricanes of 2004.
The parcel, located on the west side of Seacrest Boulevard between NE 6th and NE 8th avenues, will become an income-diverse neighborhood for families with household incomes ranging from very low (30 percent of the area median) to moderate (20 percent above the area median). The houses will be of a similar design to ensure a cohesive community. The project will cost an estimated $2.6 million and take two years to complete
Habitat SPBC will construct 11 of the homes, with the Boynton Community Development Corporation responsible for the remaining 10. Land for the Habitat homes will be placed in a Community Land Trust to ensure the homes remain in the stock of affordable housing.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for the city of Boynton Beach and Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County to provide a community of Habitat homes that will be forever affordable,” commented Mike Campbell, executive director of Habitat SPBC.
Habitat SPBC has been serving the communities of Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and Boca Raton since 1991, and has to date completed 93 homes, comprising housing for over 300 families. The Ocean Breeze West project marks the first multi-house development the organization will construct.
“Bringing 21 new families into the community is an important step in revitalizing the heart of Boynton Beach,” noted Mike Williams, associate executive director and head of Family Services at Habitat SPBC.
To learn more about Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach, visit www.habitatsouthpalmbeach.org