West Palm Beach has experienced some rapid changes since the pandemic with more people and more financial institutions moving to what is now dubbed "Wall Street South." 

With that has come plans that will transform the city's south end, or SoSo community, with a revamped golf course, an updated plaza with residential units, an added grocery store and new townhomes.

Also in the mix are new home designs that are replacing the old 1950s-era ranch-style houses. Not everyone is happy with the new look or size.

Nora developers buy land for new townhomes south of Southern Blvd.

The guys that are bringing the much anticipated Nora entertainment district to downtown West Palm Beach have also purchased lots for new townhomes on an overlooked street just south of Southern Boulevard.

The location technically puts it in the SoSo community but it's west of Dixie Highway, which hasn't always matched the affluence of the eastern reaches along the Intracoastal Waterway. Realtors say SoSo is getting so popular, it's oozing west.

Read the full story here.

Palm Coast Plaza gets new owners that could add housing to aging strip mall

The 63-year-old Palm Coast Plaza has seen better days. Many of its storefronts are empty, its parking lot is full of potholes, and its style is faded and outdated.

Johnstone Capital Partners bought the plaza in March for $24.7 million. It is adding new tenants and also considering building residential units on the property just east of the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks.

Read the full story here.

Want to get The Dirt?

Stay up to date on South Florida's sizzling real estate market and sign up for The Dirt weekly newsletter, delivered every Tuesday! Exclusively for Palm Beach Post subscribers.

PGA of America is revamping West Palm Beach municipal golf course

West Palm Beach's municipal golf course is getting a makeover by PGA of America after years of neglect.

The 179-acre golf course will feature a Gil Hanse-designed 18-hole course, a nine-hole short course similar to his “Cradle” course at Pinehurst in North Carolina, a full short game area, two putting greens, a practice range, clubhouse and facilities.

Read the full story here.

Retail, residential and new grocery store slated for old IHOP site

A key gateway to West Palm Beach from the south has been a scrubby piece of vacant land for years, but plans are underway to build a multi-use development with apartments, restaurants, retail and a grocery store.

Flagler Realty & Development is finishing negotiations with the city to buy the land that once housed an International House of Pancakes.

Read the full story here.

'Big white boxes' ruffle feathers in old SoSo but it's what newbies want

Because the community south of Southern Boulevard isn't historic, it's ripe for developers to buy old homes, knock them down, and build new ones.

But what are fresh, modern and spacious homes to new people in the community, are "big white boxes," "mausoleums" and "housequariums" to others.

In SoSo, builders can go bigger and taller than in Palm Beach, where stricter property line setbacks and height-restriction rules limit construction.

Read the full story here.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: West Palm Beach golf course, grocery store, homes in works for SoSo