Vacant lot

259 NW 9th Ave

Tourist Nook DelrayDelray Beach5,441 sq ft lot (0.12 acres)Zoned R-1-A
Aerial of 259 NW 9th 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
$169–326KMiddle half of nearby land sales, adjusted for lot size (12 sales), applied to this lot’s 5,441 sq ft.
Land price per sq ft, sized to this lot
$0$48$96

Sized to this lot, nearby land sales point to about $48 per sq ft. This parcel last sold for $230K in Dec 2022 ($42 per sq ft, the pink dot).

Does it pencil?

Build-and-sell pro forma
Supports a land price up to$70Kto build and sell a 1,400 sq ft home here at a 15% margin.
Doesn’t pencilAt $261K for the land:Loss $126K · −22.1%Needs $598/sq ft to hit 15% · assumed $407
Land $261KBuild $322KSoft costs $32KCarry $46KSelling $34KLoss $126KSale $570K
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
5,441 sf 0.12 acres
Ownership
Private owner

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
339 NW 8th Ave
Vacant lot sale
Sep 2026$220K6,233 sf$35175 m
350 NW 6th Ave
Vacant lot sale
May 2025$265K6,425 sf$41303 m
521 NW 2nd St
Bought for a new home · Pulte Home
Jan 2023$162K7,532 sf$22329 m
515 NW 2nd St
Bought for a new home · Pulte Home
Jan 2023$162K7,532 sf$22343 m
248 NW 5th Ave
Vacant lot sale
Mar 2024$225K4,352 sf$52344 m
106 NW 10th Ave
Vacant lot sale
Jun 2023$380K17,311 sf$22398 m
55 NW 11th Ave
Vacant lot sale
Dec 2021$151K6,861 sf$22464 m
719 Sunshine Dr
Bought for a new home · Mitchells Contracting
Apr 2023$1.15M10,045 sf$114501 m