Space Description & Highlights
Positioned along Atlantic Avenue in the heart of Downtown Delray Beach, 302 E Atlantic Avenue offers a rare retail leasing opportunity within one of South Florida's most active pedestrian-oriented commercial districts. The available space was formerly occupied by a cookie concept and presents an adaptable layout suitable for a variety of retail, café, boutique, specialty food, or service-oriented users.
The property benefits from a signalized corner location that provides strong visibility and exposure along a prominent downtown corridor. Surrounding businesses include an established mix of upscale dining destinations, boutique retailers, hospitality venues, and entertainment uses that contribute to consistent customer activity throughout the day and evening. The location is also minutes from Pineapple Grove and the Intracoastal Waterway, placing tenants within a well-known destination area that attracts both local residents and visitors.
Additional momentum in the immediate trade area includes the planned arrival of Klassy Athleisure, a high-end Winter Park boutique concept, further enhancing the property's retail environment. The combination of downtown positioning, walkable amenities, and exposure along Atlantic Avenue creates an opportunity for tenants seeking a presence within one of Palm Beach County's most recognized mixed-use districts.
Building Description
302 E Atlantic Avenue is located along Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Delray Beach, one of South Florida's most established retail and hospitality corridors. The property occupies a signalized corner location that provides visibility and frontage within a highly active commercial district characterized by a mix of restaurants, boutique retail, hotels, entertainment venues, and pedestrian traffic.
The asset benefits from its position within the core of Downtown Delray Beach, offering investors exposure to a market supported by a blend of local residents, seasonal visitors, and tourism-related activity. Nearby destinations, including Pineapple Grove and the Intracoastal area, contribute to the area's ongoing appeal as a shopping, dining, and lifestyle destination.
The property's former retail use and downtown setting provide flexibility for a range of retail and food-and-beverage concepts, while the surrounding tenant mix and continuing investment within the corridor support long-term occupancy potential. The planned introduction of Klassy Athleisure to the property reflects continued retailer interest in the location and reinforces the area's reputation as a destination for boutique and experiential retail concepts.
For investors seeking a presence within Downtown Delray Beach, the property offers a combination of established market recognition, visibility, and access to surrounding commercial activity. Its location along Atlantic Avenue places it within a corridor that continues to attract retailers, restaurants, hospitality operators, and consumers drawn to the district's walkable environment and concentration of amenities.
Corner Lot
Signalized Intersection
Cafe
Awning
Approved Uses by Zoning — Central Business (CBD)
Uses permitted by right under the municipality’s zoning for this district. The property may carry additional restrictions (deed, association or lease), so tenants are responsible for confirming their intended use with the municipality and landlord before committing.
Allowed by right
General retail uses and/or facilities, as in GC district (sales of automotive parts, lawn care equipment, firearms or secondhand material other than verifiable antiques not allowed on Required Retail Frontage streets or anywhere in West Atlantic), Business, professional, and medical uses, as in GC district, Services and facilities, as in GC district, excluding drive-through facilities (drive-thru and drive-in restaurants not permitted within CBD), Multiple-family dwellings (density limits per Table 4.4.13(C); not in sidewalk-level story on Required Retail Frontage streets), Live/work units (see Sec. 4.3.3(KKK)), Public Parking Garages, as mapped on a Regulating Plan (Secondary Street use), Tattoo Establishments (see Sec. 4.3.3(ZB); not permitted in required sidewalk-level retail frontage in Central Core and Beach), Veterinary Clinics (see Sec. 4.3.3(W)), Nursing homes, abused spouse residences, continuing care facilities, and assisted living facilities that do not comport with the definition of community residence (permitted in Central Core, Railroad Corridor, Beach, West Atlantic; conditional in South Pairs), Hotels, motels, and residential-type inns (permitted in Central Core, Railroad Corridor, Beach; conditional in West Atlantic and South Pairs), Bed and breakfast inns (permitted in Central Core, Railroad Corridor, Beach; conditional in West Atlantic and South Pairs), Urban Agriculture excluding outdoor Urban Farms (permitted and accessory in Central Core, Railroad Corridor, West Atlantic, South Pairs; prohibited in Beach), Community residence housing four to ten individuals (permitted if at least 660 ft from another community residence and operator licensed/certified/accredited; otherwise conditional)
With special approval
Child care facilities and adult day care facilities, Commercial recreational facilities, such as bowling alleys, skating rinks, and amusement game facilities, Drive-through facilities (serving banks, financial institutions, retail uses, etc.), Funeral homes, including accessory uses such as a chapel or crematory, Large family child care homes, Segway tours and Segway sales, Theaters, excluding drive-ins, Pet Services, 24-hour or late-night businesses within 300 feet of residential zoned property, Outdoor Urban Farms, Gasoline stations and/or car washes (conditional in Central Core, Railroad Corridor and South Pairs; prohibited in Beach and West Atlantic), Pet Hotels (only in Railroad Corridor and South Pairs), Astrologists, clairvoyants, fortune tellers, palmists, phrenologists, psychic readers, spiritualists, numerologists and mental healers (permitted use only in South Pairs Neighborhood; max one per 300 ft), Fabrication and/or Assembly (permitted use only in Railroad Corridor), Wholesaling, Storage, and Distribution (permitted use only in Railroad Corridor; not self-storage; substances under 55 gallons of Wellfield-listed materials), Contractor and trade services (permitted use only in Railroad Corridor and South Pairs Neighborhood), Automobile brokerage, including vehicle display within an enclosed structure (permitted use only in Railroad Corridor), CBD Oil Establishments (permitted use only in Central Core and Railroad Corridor; not permitted in the Central Core/Beach sidewalk-level frontage per Sec. 4.4.13(C)(3)), Automated Parking Garages (only in Railroad Corridor; Secondary Street use north of NE 2nd Street), Automobile repair, service (conditional only in Railroad Corridor), Food Preparation and/or Processing including bakeries and catering (conditional only in Railroad Corridor), Dry-cleaning Processing Plants (conditional only in Railroad Corridor), Neighborhood Automotive Rental facility (conditional only in South Pairs Neighborhood), Clubs and Lodges as in GC (conditional only in South Pairs Neighborhood), Flea Markets, Bazaars as in GC (conditional only in South Pairs Neighborhood), Sales and service of all terrain vehicles and personal watercraft as in GC (conditional only in South Pairs Neighborhood), Vehicle care limited to changing of oil and filters and lubrication (conditional only in South Pairs Neighborhood), Churches or places of worship (conditional only in West Atlantic Neighborhood and South Pairs Neighborhood)
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