Arts Lofts of West Village

Residents say flooding left more than $10,000 in damages to Lake Worth Beach homes

'Turn this into a drainage area where the rain can actually go down,' Brandon Graham says

Flooding has people feeling drained at the Arts Lofts of West Village in Lake Worth Beach.

"I looked out my window here and this is where I first saw the flooding, it was all down here," said Christina Pritchard who lives in the Arts Lofts.

Neighbors said that the units along N F Street were built too low, causing their homes to flood when it rains.

"You can see the difference of the heights of the homes around us, look how high that is compared to this one," said Pritchard.

Pritchard said flooding brought six inches of water into some units and worries about the impact it has on residents.

Read about the flooding

And for some trivia:  REG was retained by Neighborhood Renaissance, a nonprofit organization, which was contracted with the City of Lake Worth CRA to provide conceptual design through construction administration services for the apartments.

The lofts were sold specifically to low and moderate-income working artist households to allow them the opportunity to grow their businesses in West Village. The lofts were built to certified Florida green building standards. The development consisted of eight 3-story townhomes designed with street level studio/ retail space along with a separate 2,000 SF “Class A” commercial-retail building.