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Planning board approves Broward Block amendment to convert leasing office to street-level retail

6442257 · October 22, 2025
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Summary

The West Palm Beach Planning Board unanimously approved a major amendment to the Broward Block Development of Significant Impact (DSI) to convert about 1,700 square feet of ground-level leasing/management office into retail space; staff supported a related variance to use internal parking spaces for loading.

John Schmidt, agent for the applicant, presented a request on Oct. 21 to convert about 1,700 square feet of existing ground-level leasing and management office space at the Broward Block development to commercial retail space facing Piccadilly. The conversion prompted a major amendment because the change requires a loading-space variance.

Senior planner Kevin DeFrank said staff did not object to the variance for…

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