By Brian Bandell, South Florida Business Journal June 2, 2015 The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency wants a general contractor to help it convert a warehouse just north of downtown into a workspace and gallery for artists and related businesses. The city’ planning and appearance board approved the...
By PINEAPPLE June 2, 2015 The City of Delray Beach, with its picturesque moniker ‘Village By the Sea,’ has gone through a dramatic economic and cultural renaissance over the past 30 years. Established in 1985 by the City Commission, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has proven that...
By Alexandra Seltzer, Palm Beach Post June 2, 2015 Delray Beach's Community Redevelopment Agency is 30. It was established in 1985 by the City Commission and covers about 2,000 acres east of Interstate 95. Delray plans to celebrate the anniversary in several ways: The City Commission will give a...
By Brian Bandell, South Florida Business Journal May 4, 2015 It’s difficult to imagine that Atlantic Avenue in...
By Darien Arden, Atlantic Ave magazine May 2015 Now that Delray Beach is a rising star in the art, culture and social scene, it might seem a little difficult to find affordable activities, shops or restaurants. I am here to prove you wrong. Delray Beach offers a...
By Jeff Perlman, Editor Atlantic Ave Magazine May 2015 Spring is well under way in our beautiful city...
ATTENTION ALL BUSINESSES INVOLVED WITH US HIGHWAY 1 BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT COFFEE WITH THE CONTRACTORS Please plan to attend this first of many planned meetings with Contractors, Engineers, City Staff, CRA Staff and others to be updated on the progress of this construction. If your business is located on either...
By Marisa Gottesman Uptown Delray plans may get bigger. West Atlantic Avenue redevelopment project may bring additional park. A long-awaited redevelopment project coming to Delray's West Atlantic Avenue neighborhood could be bigger than originally expected. The project, Uptown Delray, will bring town homes, offices, restaurants...
WINNER: Delray GreenMarket Shopping at a chain grocery store may be convenient, but nothing tops biting into a fresh tomato or a succulent strawberry from a local farm. The Delray Beach GreenMarket sells plenty of those, plus freshly baked goodies and beautiful flowers from a variety of...
Jeffrey A. Costello, AICP
Jeff Costello has more than twenty-six years of professional experience in public and private sector planning and redevelopment in the South Florida area. He worked for the City of Delray Beach Planning and Zoning Department for more than 17 years where he was Assistant Planning Director, helping to guide the renaissance and revitalization of Delray’s downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods. After serving as Director of Planning for New Urban Communities, he has held the position as Assistant Director of the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), since 2007. He has been involved extensively with the coordination and implementation of the various projects outlined in the CRA Plan throughout the 2,000-acre CRA district, including the implementation of the Downtown Master Plan and Southwest Area Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan. From 2009-2012, Jeff also served as President of the Delray Beach Community Land Trust, which provides long-term affordable housing for the community.
Jeff grew up near Pittsburgh and is a graduate of the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
