Giant Marina Village Project Planned for West Palm Beach

The Related Group is preparing for construction of the first phase of its massive Marina Village complex along the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach.

The entire Marina Village project is planned for the 19-acre site that includes the Rybovich boat yard.

The city has approved construction of six apartment towers with a combined 1,000 units, 61,500 square feet of office space, 15,000 square feet of restaurants along the water, and 20,000 square feet of retail as well as a public promenade on the east side of North Flagler Drive, from 38th to 42nd Street.

Miami-based Related Group affiliate TRG North Flagler Venture is preparing for construction of the first apartment tower there.

The 25-story residential tower will have 132 units and will be the first piece to come out of the ground. The Related Group is partnering with Rybovich owner Huizenga Holdings on the development.

Located on the 5.1-acre site at 4400 and 4416 North Flagler Drive just north of Rybovich, the building will have a 3,025-square-foot beach club along the water with sand brought in. Miami-based architecture firm Arquitectonica designed the project.

The Marina Village project was approved by the city in 2014, although a lawsuit from a neighbor opposed to the project held it up before that case was resolved in March 2015.

The property was acquired for $9.4 million in 2005 and the Related Group held onto it through the recession.

Marina Village is part of a development boom on West Palm Beach’s North Flagler corridor.

Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene is crafting plans for 2,300 residential units and a high-end grocery store on North Flagler Drive about 11 blocks south of Rybovich.