What Is Going On at Atlantic Crossing? A 2026 Update for Delray Beach Residents

If you have driven east on Atlantic Avenue through Downtown Delray Beach lately, you have probably noticed that there is still a lot happening at Atlantic Crossing.

Part of the project feels finished including restaurants such as Hyde Park, and Hampton Social with apartment and office space above. The sidewalks and pedestrian areas along the western portion of the development have become part of the normal flow of Downtown Delray. Making it safe for pedestrians to experience new developments within Delray. 

Then you get closer to NE 7th Avenue and Veterans Park, and the construction starts again. So what exactly is going on?

The short answer is that Atlantic Crossing is being completed in phases. The first major phase is largely operating, while construction is now active on the eastern portion of the property at 777 East Atlantic Avenue. According to Atlantic Crossing's August 2026 construction update, work is underway on the final mixed-use retail and office building, the Parkside residential component, and associated parking structures.

For Delray Beach residents, homeowners and anyone considering buying property near Downtown, it is worth understanding what the finished project is expected to look like and how it fits into the continued growth of East Delray.

What Is Atlantic Crossing?

Atlantic Crossing is a large mixed use development located along East Atlantic Avenue between Federal Highway and the Intracoastal Waterway area near Veterans Park. Rather than creating a single large building, the project was planned as a collection of lower rise buildings combining residences, offices, stores, restaurants and public pedestrian areas.

The current master plan calls for approximately 261 apartments, 82 condominiums, 83,000 square feet of Class A office space and roughly 76,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. The plan includes six primary buildings, most of them three or four stories. The City of Delray Beach continues to list Atlantic Crossing as an active mixed use development under construction. City records describe the full residential component as 343 multifamily units, which corresponds with the project's 261 apartments and 82 planned condominiums.

That scale helps explain why construction has lasted as long as it has. Atlantic Crossing is effectively building a new section of Downtown Delray rather than a single residential or commercial property.

What Is Already Open at Atlantic Crossing?

A substantial portion of Atlantic Crossing is already complete. The first phase transformed the area between Federal Highway and NE 7th Avenue with the BREZ luxury apartment community, office space, restaurants, retail and a pedestrian promenade. The developer currently lists its Class A office space, specialty shops and restaurants as open, while BREZ continues leasing residences.

Restaurants such as The Hampton Social have also become established parts of the development. The Hampton Social was still operating at Atlantic Crossing in 2026, including promotions specifically for Atlantic Crossing and BREZ residents earlier this year.

What Is Being Built Now?

The activity residents are currently seeing is concentrated on the eastern block of Atlantic Crossing near NE 7th Avenue and Veterans Park. Atlantic Crossing's August 2026 update confirms that construction is underway on this portion of the project. The current phase is expected to include three buildings and two garages, including additional mixed use retail and office space along with the Parkside residential portion of the development.

City records provide another clear sign of how active the construction remains. In July 2026, the City reviewed requests related to crane assembly, concrete pours and temporary traffic control at 777 East Atlantic Avenue. Those requests involved work along NE 1st Street and possible temporary reductions in parking near Veterans Park. In other words, this isn't just finish work happening behind a construction fence there is still major constructional work happening. 

What Are the Parkside Residences?

The Parkside portion of Atlantic Crossing is especially interesting from a real estate standpoint because it adds new for sale residential options to one of the most walkable sections of East Delray Beach.

Atlantic Crossing currently markets Parkside condominiums and townhomes alongside its existing BREZ apartments. The project's broader plans call for 82 condominiums across Atlantic Crossing when fully built. The location of these properties is what is special about this project. Residents would be positioned directly along East Atlantic Avenue, close to restaurants and shopping, a short distance from the Intracoastal, and within walking distance of the beach.

That places the project in a very different category than much of the new residential construction happening farther west in Palm Beach County. In Downtown Delray, buyers looking for newer construction while still being able to walk to dinner, coffee, the beach and Atlantic Avenue have relatively limited choices. Atlantic Crossing adds another option to that small pool of properties.

What About Traffic and Veterans Park?

Construction has created some temporary inconvenience, particularly around NE 1st Street and Veterans Park. As of September 2026, Atlantic Crossing has advised residents that surrounding roads remain open, including Atlantic Avenue, Federal Highway, NE 7th Avenue and NE 1st Street. However, individual construction days have required single-lane closures along NE 1st Street.

The project's September construction notice identified work on September 9 and September 16, with construction vehicles entering through Federal Highway and NE 1st Street. Veterans Park parking has remained available, although the number of spaces can be reduced temporarily when construction staging requires additional room.

Why Atlantic Crossing Matters to Downtown Delray Beach

Atlantic Crossing fills an important piece of the Atlantic Avenue corridor. For years, Downtown Delray's strongest concentration of restaurants, shopping and nightlife was farther west along Atlantic Avenue. The closer you moved toward the Intracoastal, the commercial activity became less consistent.

Atlantic Crossing was designed in part to fill that space between the core of Downtown and the beach. This is important because walkability is one of the biggest selling points in East Delray Beach real estate. Residents want to be able to walk to happy hour, or the beach.  When buyers tell me they want to live "walkable to Atlantic Avenue," they usually aren't talking about simply being able to reach one restaurant on foot. They want to be able to leave their car at home and have restaurants, coffee, shopping, entertainment, parks and the beach around them.

Atlantic Crossing adds more of those uses toward the eastern end of Atlantic Avenue. The design also places a heavy emphasis on pedestrian areas rather than large surface parking lots. The project's site plan uses underground and structured parking while reserving more of the ground level for sidewalks, landscaped areas, retail and public spaces.

What Could Atlantic Crossing Mean for Nearby Real Estate?

It is easy to make the assumption that a major development automatically pushes surrounding home values higher, but real estate is more complicated than that. What Atlantic Crossing clearly does is add amenities, new housing and additional commercial activity to an already valuable section of Downtown Delray Beach. That can matter to buyers evaluating nearby neighborhoods such as Palm Trail, Marina Historic District, the beach area and other sections of East Delray.

A home that allows someone to walk to Atlantic Avenue has always had an advantage with certain buyers. As the number of restaurants, shops, offices and residential buildings along the corridor increases, the definition of what buyers can walk to continues to expand. At the same time, additional development brings more people, traffic and activity. Some buyers want to be directly in the middle of Downtown. Others want to be close enough to walk there while still living on a quieter residential street. That distinction is becoming increasingly important when comparing neighborhoods in East Delray Beach.

What Happens Next at Atlantic Crossing?

For now, expect construction to remain visible around the eastern portion of Atlantic Crossing. The major items to watch are continued progress on the Parkside residential buildings, completion of the remaining retail and office space, parking structures and the eventual reopening of areas currently affected by construction staging.

The project developer's August 2026 update confirms that this eastern block is now the primary focus of construction. Once this phase is complete, Atlantic Crossing should feel much less like a development that is half finished and much more like a continuous extension of Atlantic Avenue toward the Intracoastal.

And from a real estate perspective, that is what makes this project worth watching. Atlantic Crossing isn't simply adding another condominium building or restaurant to Delray Beach. It is adding another piece to the walkable Downtown lifestyle that continues to attract buyers to East Delray Beach. For homeowners nearby, buyers considering Downtown Delray, or anyone who has driven past the cranes and wondered what is going on, there is still quite a bit more coming.

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-Geoff Braboy

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