CRA Meeting | November 9, 2026

The West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting was held November 9, 2026. The board unanimously approved Resolution 26-31, extending Sento Coffee LLC’s lease and operating agreement for the retail space at 407 Clematis Street by three years. The existing agreement’s terms, including cultural programming, remain in effect, with rent increasing 3%; the CRA cited Sento’s reported 83.9% revenue growth from 2022 to 2025 and $94,995.92 in cumulative rent paid. The board also approved the consent calendar, items 6.1 and 6.2, without discussion; the transcript does not identify their contents.

The board approved Resolution 26-32 by a 5–2 vote, rescinding the CRA chair’s execution of a second amendment associated with the West Palm Point ground lease; the underlying ground lease was not rescinded. Discussion focused on disputed changes to the project’s partners and whether financing and other amendment conditions had been met. The tenant’s counsel said a $350 million loan closed October 28, 2026, and the mortgage was recorded; CRA counsel said additional documents needed review before giving a legal analysis. The board also discussed, without making a funding allocation, possible uses of approximately $11.2 million in reserves: a roughly $16 million phased renovation of the historic Seaboard train station (with a $5 million BUILD grant awarded), a potential public-private partnership for Nora parking that would include 156 public spaces, and affordable housing, the Fern Street extension, and Clematis Street improvements. Staff will develop further project and agreement details. Public comment also proposed relocating mature trees displaced by downtown development; no action was taken on that suggestion.