Welcome to
Old Northwood

A West Palm Beach Historic Neighborhood

Historic Old Northwood, founded in 1921, offers residents a dynamic opportunity to live in a thriving urban area of West Palm Beach. The district is bounded by Broadway, North Dixie Highway (Poinsettia Ave.) and 26th and 35th Streets. It contains 320 historic buildings of varied architectural styles and vintages.

We work together to support, build and create a better community. We strive to promote a responsible civic and social community and create experiences that everyone can enjoy. We hope you will join us for our annual home tour and other events that Old Northwood offers.

 

What’s Happening

  • Wednesday, April 17, 2024
    Wednesday, May 15, 2024
    Wednesday, June 5, 2024

    5:30pm — 8:00pm
    3510 Spruce Avenue

    Join Jerry Shields, grill-master extraordinaire, as he grills up hotdogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers for folks … sodas and water … all available for purchase. Get out of the kitchen, spend a few bucks and meet your neighbors. Dogs welcome. Cats tolerated.

  • This meeting will be held on the Monday evening prior to the last Saturday of every other month.* There will be an additional meeting of the Steering Committee one hour prior to the General Meeting 9am-10am).

    3510 Spruce Avenue

    April 22, 2024 | 7pm
    June 24, 2024 | 7pm
    August 26, 2024 | 7pm
    October 21, 2024 | 7pm
    December 23, 2024 | 7pm

    This meeting is open to all residents who wish to listen in on the proceedings. However, resident input is only upon request of the steering committee.

    *The ONW Steering Committee also meets on an “as needed” basis, typically before the scheduled General Meeting, and the Monday night prior to General Meetings.

  • This meeting will be held on the last Saturday of every other month. There will also be a Steering Committee meeting held at 9am-10am prior to the General Meeting.

    3510 Spruce Avenue

    April 27, 2024 | 10am-11am
    June 29, 2024 | 10am-11am
    August 31, 2024 | 10am-11am
    October 26, 2024 | 10am-11am
    December 28, 2024 | 10am-11am

    This meeting is open to all residents of Old Northwood.

    For watching remotely, please check the Zoom link on the Residents page.

Announcements

ONW Speaks Up on Homelessness

The Old Northwood Neighborhood Association Steering Committee has written to Mayor Keith James concerning his recent panel discussion on the issue of homelessness in the City of West Palm Beach.
Please take the time to read the letter here.

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36th Street from North Australian Avenue to North Flagler Drive Mobility Improvement Project

Project improvements include:

  • Repave 36th Street from North Australian Avenue to North Flagler Drive.

  • New Bike lanes, crosswalks and pedestrian lighting

  • 2 new pedestrian bridges over the Carver Canal

  • New multi-use paths, upgrade sidewalks and curb ramps

Click Here for more information.

Please leash and curb your dogs! There was an incident in July involving an un-leashed dog and a pedestrian walking his dog. The dog-walker barely escaped serious injury. Please, for the safety of all concerned, please leash your dogs! It is the law.

https://library.municode.com/fl/palm_beach_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PABECOCO_CH4AN_S4-4DOCACO (Sec. 4.4)

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Please keep our alleys clear of debris. We are the only neighborhood that the City allows to have sanitation pick-up in our alleyways. Lets keep the alleys clear for our sanitation workers. They’ll appreciate it!

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For further information, please sign into the Resident’s Page.

Thank you Colin Rayner for sharing your historical presentation of almost 60 photo’s taken in the 1990’s. Most of the photos were used in 1993 for our nomination to the National Register. Other photos include installation of historic lamp-posts on Spruce Avenue along with the roundabouts, 3510 house and an early Mayor’s Tour.

Was a fascinating journey!

Click on the graphic above to download the Regulatory Analysis report.

For further information:
https://www.envisionbroadwayboulevard.com/

West Palm Beach Broadway Boulevard Code Updated

This code update project will involve the entire community in an initiative that will focus on helping the boulevard maximize its potential. We are working to update the local development regulations to focus on the form of streets, public spaces, and buildings as the framework for walkable, mixed-use places.

We seek to lay the foundation for an urban corridor that adds vitality to the adjacent Northwood Business District. We will endeavor to preserve the character of adjacent residential properties, and encourage historic preservation of significant structures. We will encourage transit-oriented development with higher densities where appropriate.

At the same time, we are working to ensure that this important part of West Palm Beach continues to be where its residents want it to be.

There will be many opportunities to interact with City staff, CRA staff, and the planning team throughout the process, including in-person at local events. You can find the team’s draft work on this website. The code project is expected to be completed by December 2024.

Request a copy of the draft code by sending an email to broadway@wpb.org

STET Media Coverage (second article down):
https://www.stetnews.org/p/developer-hundreds-apartments-lake-park

The Old Northwood Holiday Home Tour
would like to extend a
Giant Thank You to …
all of the attendees (you made it magical),
all of the homeowners who opened their homes
(you made it inviting),
all who sponsored (you made it possible),
all of the food vendors (you made it delicious),
all who donated to the Silent Auction (you made someone’s day)
and to all of the volunteers (you made it happen).

Stay Tuned for Next Year’s Holiday Home Tour
Date TBD

Out + About

We are neighbors. We are friends. We are Old Northwood.