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West Palm Beach CRA weighs options after fire destroys three historic shotgun homes linked to Neighborhood Renaissance project

West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency · February 2, 2026
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Commissioner Fox said three shotgun homes burned the previous day, threatening a Neighborhood Renaissance plan for six affordable homes; CRA leaders said staff are exploring zoning and design options and will return with a plan.

Three shotgun houses that were part of a planned Neighborhood Renaissance affordable-housing project caught fire the day before the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency met on Monday, officials said.

"We're all just really upset about what happened yesterday with the shotgun homes being, 3 of them having caught on caught on fire," Commissioner Fox said during the CRA meeting, and she thanked the fire department for a rapid response that "prevent[ed] additional damage." Fox told the agency the original Neighborhood Renaissance proposal showed…

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