Summer in Delray has a reputation for slowing down. July 2026 is not going to cooperate. Between the north end of Atlantic Avenue filling in with new restaurants and Old School Square running a nearly nightly calendar, the month reads less like a lull and more like a soft opening for the season ahead.
Here is the working thesis for anyone who has lived here a while: the center of gravity in downtown Delray is quietly shifting northwest, toward Swinton and NW 5th, and this July is the first month you can feel it on foot.
Sundy Village Is Finally Doing What It Promised
The Sundy Village project at Atlantic and Swinton has been a construction fence for years. The tenant roster is now arriving in waves.