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Young resident urges Delray Beach to create affordable 'third spaces' and housing access for Gen Z
Summary
Andrew Lorick told commissioners Delray Beach is unaffordable for many young professionals and lacks low-cost social spaces; he urged the city to promote noncommercial 'third spaces' and use the city's Instagram to highlight them.
Andrew Lorick (ZIP 33426) told the commission he returned to Delray Beach after recovery and now works as an engineer on commercial projects he cannot afford to live near. He said Delray’s nightlife and restaurant scene excludes people seeking inexpensive, social third spaces and urged the city to promote such places to attract and retain younger residents.
"The cost of living in Delray is so prohibitive that we are forced to live outside the city like 2nd class citizens," Lorick said. He suggested using the city’s Instagram account to promote affordable spaces and noted placemaking goals in the CRA align with that approach.
Lorick’s comments were part of the public-comment period; commissioners did not respond during that segment but the issue of placemaking and affordability appeared later in commission discussion about community programs.
