What's in a name? When it comes to towns and cities in Palm Beach County, the name could reflect its founder, or the place its original residents moved from — or the name could've been drawn out of a hat. (Can you guess which one that was without looking?)

The county's newest municipality, established in 2016, was named by the developers behind the community and a town more than a century old had its name amended by residential vote in 2019.

Here's a quick look at local town names, courtesy of The Palm Beach Post's "Post Time" local history column reported in 2019 by retired staffer Eliot Kleinberg:

Atlantis: Developers picked an exotic name, that of the lost continent, to attract buyers, and get the town at the top of alphabetical lists.

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Auto Art Gallery is where Wealthy Car Collectors can Stash their Toys

The sports car’s engine roared as Justin Angel, a Jupiter real estate developer, zipped down Old Dixie Highway in his Lamborghini, a 2025 reptilian-green Revuelto.

“It’s like a spaceship,” Angel said grinning, accelerating past cars in the left lane.

After taking his whip for a spin, Angel parked the Revuelto at his latest real estate venture, the Auto Art Gallery, a luxury storage unit complex at 11720 S.E. Shell Ave.

The Auto Art Gallery promotes itself to collectors as a “condo for your car” and the “ultimate man cave.”

Angel is the lead developer and landlord of Auto Art Gallery, and he managed to save one unit for himself. It’s where he houses several antique…

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Abacus Capital Group paid $32.5 million for a multifamily development site within Catalfumo Companies’ mixed-use PGA Station project in Palm Beach Gardens. 

New York-based Abacus Capital bought the site at 3701 Catalfumo Way South, which is approved for a pair of 13-story buildings with a total of 620 units, according to records and real estate database Vizzda. 

Palm Beach Gardens-based Catalfumo Companies, the master developer of the 37.6-acre PGA Station, sold the development site to Abacus. 

The 4.7-acre property now consists of two three-story office buildings completed in 2007 and 2009, according to records. Abacus Capital has recorded a notice of commencement of demolition. 

Catalfumo, led by Daniel Catalfumo, scored approval in…

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Related Ross announced several new office leases for its West Palm Beach buildings, including three for its newest property, the 25-story One Flagler office tower facing the Intracoastal Waterway.

The leases, spanning the finance, technology and professional service fields, reflect the "strong demand" for new, highly-amenitized office space, according to Jordan Rathlev, senior vice president of Related Ross, based in West Palm Beach.

The transactions also further reinforce the county's transformation into "Wall Street South," a hub of financial and corporate offices that began forming 15 years ago but that has grown dramatically during and after the COVID pandemic.

Related Ross is led by Stephen Ross, owner of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and a…

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Vision for Broadway: 6 Stories Not 30

Planners rolled out proposed new rules last week for future construction along West Palm Beach’s distressed Broadway corridor.

Why it matters: If the march of redevelopment reaches the busy street, it has the potential to destroy its urban character.

What’s happening: The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency hired planners Dover Kohl of Coral Gables to modify the development code for the area from 26th Street north to the city limit.

Goals include:

  • Redesigning Broadway to make it safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.

  • Encouraging affordable housing.

  • Attracting and marketing businesses.

What they’re saying: “Our goal is to make the ordinance to guide the neighborhood…

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The village has given initial approval to a master plan for the old Twin City Mall site that makes a counteroffer of sorts to the developer who wants to build a complex of restaurants, retail spaces and high-rise residences there.

North Palm Beach will allow Cypress Realty to construct buildings of seven stories along U.S. 1 and 14 stories in the middle of the 13-acre site off Northlake Boulevard, not the nine the developer originally proposed for the project, known as Village Place.

In return, Cypress must agree to include enough “public benefit” — which might include workforce housing, sustainable building certifications and public art — before the Village Council votes on the plan a second and final time. That vote could happen in September,…

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 Northern Palm Beach County is changing from a patchwork of middle-class suburbs along Interstate 95 to a place that looks more like a city that carries big-city prices, often paid by wealthy new residents to South Florida.

Plans before governments from Tequesta to Lake Park show developers are interested in taller buildings, especially east of the highway. Many would house hundreds of market-priced apartments — renting for $2,500 per month or more — built with retail and office spaces, turning pockets of available land into mini-downtowns. 

Other high-end developments geared to new, wealthy residents are rising beyond Florida’s Turnpike, led by Avenir at the western edge of Palm Beach Gardens. It will bring more than 4,000 luxury-priced homes to…

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Larry Ellison is purchasing a luxury hotel in the same Palm Beach area enclave where he dropped $173 million on a residential compound two years ago. The billionaire Oracle Corp. co-founder bought the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa for an undisclosed amount, according to a statement. The resort was sold by the Lewis family, who purchased it in 2003. 

The property, just south of Palm Beach in the town of Manalapan, dates back to the 1950s and was originally known as La Coquille Club. It has long been a retreat for prominent families, including the Vanderbilts, Fords and Rockefellers. Read More: Larry Ellison’s Hawaii Paradise Is Infuriating Locals. The purchase adds to Ellison’s sprawling real estate holdings, which span South Florida, Malibu and the…

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In just one year, the $1 billion Nora dining, retail and entertainment district in West Palm Beach has gone from shovels in the ground to a project now months away from opening its doors.

It's a fast start for the largest planned redevelopment in the city's history since CityPlace.

Nora officials say the pace reflects the continued interest by companies, retailers and even hoteliers in planting a flag in this coastal city. At least a dozen retailers are signed for the project, including seven restaurants.

And Nora officials aren't just letting anyone lease space in the project.

"I went through 37 coffee shops until I found the one I thought was the right fit," said Nora's leasing director, Francis X. Scire.

In June, the company…

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Related Group, BH Group, and Tezral Partners revealed plans for a 20-story apartment building near the public marina and park in Riviera Beach.

The developers recently filed plans for the Gallery at Marina Village on the 2.45-acre site at 1300 Broadway/U.S. 1. It would feature 418 apartments with 328,510 square feet of rental space, 3,300 square feet of retail, 3,000 square feet of office/retail and 652 parking spaces.

Amenities would include a pool, a club room and a health club.

The apartments would range from 490 to 1,195 square feet, with an average size of 786 square feet. There would be 38 studio apartments, 152 one-bedroom units, 190 two-bedroom units, and 38 three-bedroom units.

The redevelopment of Marina Village is a long-running…

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