Vacant lot

248 NW 5th Ave

Delray Beach4,352 sq ft lot (0.10 acres)Zoned R-1-A
Aerial of 248 NW 5th Ave, 20262026 · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach Co.

Aerial from 2026, the newest available. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

What it’s worth as land

From recorded sales
$170–287KMiddle half of nearby land sales, adjusted for lot size (12 sales), applied to this lot’s 4,352 sq ft.
Land price per sq ft, sized to this lot
$0$53$106

Sized to this lot, nearby land sales point to about $59 per sq ft. This parcel last sold for $225K in Mar 2024 ($52 per sq ft, the pink dot).

Does it pencil?

Build-and-sell pro forma
Supports a land price up to$78Kto build and sell a 1,200 sq ft home here at a 15% margin.
Doesn’t pencilAt $225K for the land:Loss $86K · −16.7%Needs $600/sq ft to hit 15% · assumed $428
Land $225KBuild $276KSoft costs $28KCarry $40KSelling $31KLoss $86KSale $514K
Delray Beach calibration

Calibrated on 83 Delray Beach deals. With these build costs the calculator's land budget is a median 98% of what the builders actually paid for the lot, and within 25% of it on 47 of the 83 (the old defaults came to 85%).

A quick pro forma, not an appraisal. Every number is editable; the starting points come from city records, and build cost is an assumption to replace with a builder’s bid.

The rules

City GIS and parcel roll
Zoning
R-1-A Single Family Residential
Flood zone
X
Lowest floor
—
Waterfront
No
Lot size
4,352 sf 0.10 acres
Ownership
Company often a builder or investor

Setbacks, height and lot coverage depend on the zoning district; see Delray Beach’s Land Development Regulations (Chapter 4, Zoning). Confirm with a surveyor and the city before you buy.

Nearby land sales

Off the water · last 5 years
AddressSoldPriceLot$/sq ftAway
515 NW 2nd St
Bought for a new home · Pulte Home
Jan 2023$162K7,532 sf$22163 m
521 NW 2nd St
Bought for a new home · Pulte Home
Jan 2023$162K7,532 sf$22169 m
350 NW 6th Ave
Vacant lot sale
May 2025$265K6,425 sf$41242 m
339 NW 8th Ave
Vacant lot sale
Sep 2026$220K6,233 sf$35302 m
114 NW 4th Ave
Vacant lot sale
Apr 2024$475K10,372 sf$46338 m
115 NW 4th Ave
Vacant lot sale
Apr 2026$525K10,372 sf$51342 m
259 NW 9th Ave
Vacant lot sale
Dec 2022$230K5,441 sf$42344 m
531 NW 4th Ave
Bought for a new home · Edgewater GC
Apr 2022$975K10,598 sf$92524 m