Nora House West Palm Beach: Price, Floor Plans & Amenities in the Nora District
Rendering: The Ronto Group.
Nora House: Inside West Palm Beach's First For-Sale Address in the Nora District
The Ronto Group brings 117 design-forward residences and two rooftop levels of amenities to the most talked-about neighborhood in West Palm Beach — the first chance to own inside the $1 billion Nora District, not merely near it.
For two years, the Nora District has been the neighborhood everyone in West Palm Beach talks about but no one could buy into. That changes with Nora House — the district's first for-sale residential building and, for many buyers, the first real opportunity to own a home inside one of Florida's most ambitious urban reinventions rather than simply near it.
Developed by the Naples-based Ronto Group in partnership with the district's master developers — NDT Development, Place Projects and Wheelock Street Capital — Nora House is an eleven-story luxury condominium bringing 117 residences and nearly 19,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space to the heart of the district along North Railroad Avenue. Sales launched in early 2026, led exclusively by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, with a gallery at 955 North Railroad Avenue. Groundbreaking is targeted for mid-2027 and completion for 2029.
"Once Nora is complete, you won't even need to go into downtown. You'll have everything right there."
That single insight explains why Nora House has become the address to watch. It sits at the north edge of downtown West Palm Beach, minutes from the Intracoastal and Palm Beach island, yet inside a self-contained, walkable district being built from the ground up — a rare proposition in a market where most new towers rise on isolated parcels.
A district reborn from the rails
To understand Nora House, you have to understand the Nora District. Named for North Railroad Avenue — the historic corridor it lines — Nora is a 40-acre, roughly $1 billion master-planned neighborhood that reimagines a collection of century-old railway warehouses into a dynamic, pedestrian-first destination. The vision, led by NDT Development, blends chef-driven restaurants, boutique fitness and wellness, lifestyle retail and creative office space into a single walkable district that honors the industrial bones of the original buildings. We covered why the Nora District has become West Palm Beach's new "it" neighborhood — and Nora House is its first chance at permanent residency.
The dining alone has made Nora a citywide draw. The district's curated lineup includes Del Mar West Palm Beach, a celebrated Mediterranean concept from Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, alongside the Parisian brasserie Pastis, Italian eatery Indaco, Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, Juliana's Pizza, Sunday Motor Co. coffee, and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream. A 201-key boutique hotel, the Nora Hotel — a partnership between Richard Born's BD Hotels and Sean MacPherson — anchors the hospitality side of the neighborhood.
For buyers, the most consequential part of Nora is the for-sale housing it introduces to a part of the city that had almost none of it. Nora House is the first residential milestone — but the district's plans call for additional condominiums, hundreds of apartments, and more retail and office space in the phases to come, a pipeline that has historically strengthened the resale position of the earliest owners in a maturing neighborhood.
The residences
Designed by Miami's Swedroe Architecture with interiors by New York's Lillian Wu Studio, Nora House offers 117 two- to four-bedroom residences. Homes range from just under 1,500 square feet to more than 2,900, while select fourth-level terrace residences expand to as much as 6,700 total square feet. Ten-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass and expansive private terraces are standard, and many residences capture panoramic city, Intracoastal and ocean views.
The finish level is unmistakably luxury. Kitchens feature Wolf gas ranges, Sub-Zero refrigeration and wine storage, and Miele appliances, paired with Italkraft cabinetry and honed quartzite waterfall islands. Owner's suites bring Badeloft soaking tubs, Kallista rain showerheads, travertine and European stone surfaces, and wide-plank hardwood flooring throughout. The flagship home, Residence 16, spans nearly 2,960 square feet with a 97-foot wraparound terrace; a fourth-floor variant, Terrace 416, reaches 6,710 total square feet including a 3,750-square-foot private terrace with turf and a built-in barbecue.
Nora House at a glance
- Location
- Nora District, Downtown West Palm Beach, FL
- Developer
- The Ronto Group with NDT Development, Place Projects & Wheelock Street Capital
- Architect
- Swedroe Architecture · Interiors by Lillian Wu Studio
- Residences
- 117 · two to four bedrooms
- Size range
- ~1,500 to 6,700+ total sq ft
- Pricing
- From the upper $1 millions (reported to ~$6.5M)
- Amenities
- 90,000+ sq ft across two rooftop levels
- Sales
- Douglas Elliman Development Marketing
- Timeline
- Groundbreaking mid-2027 · Completion 2029
Two rooftops, ninety thousand square feet of amenities
If the residences are the draw, the amenity program is the flex. Spanning more than 90,000 square feet across two elevated levels, Nora House was — in the developer's words — conceived with endless entertainment in mind, and the list is aggressive even by South Florida standards.
A landscaped fourth-floor courtyard deck offers a calmer rhythm: a lap pool and a separate spa pool, grilling areas, private lounging, and six guest suites for visiting friends and family — a genuinely practical feature for part-time residents and frequent hosts. Above it, the rooftop level opens into resort territory: a second pool with a sun shelf and spa, an outdoor bar and social terrace, fire-pit lounges, and an elevated yoga lawn.
Wellness runs deep. A state-of-the-art Technogym fitness center is paired with a full spa — steam rooms, sauna, massage treatment room, and hot and cold plunge pools with dedicated men's and women's facilities. For play, there are two pickleball courts, a two-lane bowling alley, a golf simulator, and a sports-and-game lounge with billiards, table tennis, arcade games and a bar. Co-working space, a boardroom, bicycle storage and a pet-grooming station round out the practical side. Placing the primary pool on the roof, the sales team notes, costs more and demands more engineering — but delivers all-day sun, better views, and freed-up space below.
Why it matters for buyers
Nora House arrives at a specific moment in West Palm Beach's evolution. As luxury inventory along the South Flagler waterfront has pushed pricing to record highs, Nora offers a different value proposition: a walkable, district-driven ownership product on the city's emerging north side, where everyday life — dining, wellness, retail, hospitality — is built into the neighborhood itself. (New to the city? Start with our official West Palm Beach travel guide.) For buyers priced out of the island or the waterfront towers, it's a rare entry point into brand-new, amenity-rich living with genuine upside as the district matures.
There are trade-offs worth naming. A mid-2027 groundbreaking and 2029 delivery mean committing to a multi-year wait, and pre-construction always carries timeline risk. The key milestones to watch are the continued activation of Nora's retail and hospitality — the openings anchoring the district's momentum. But for those who believe in West Palm Beach's north-side story, owning the first for-sale residences in a $1 billion district is exactly the kind of early position that tends to reward patience. If you've visited West Palm Beach and imagined living here, Nora House is one of the most compelling arguments yet.
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