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1638 Embassy Drive # 205, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

$145,0002 Beds2 Baths835 Sq. Ft.$174 / sq. ft.

West Palm Beach, FL 33401 · JAMESTOWN CONDO,Jamestown Condo

Status
Active
Type
Condominium
Year Built
1973
Days on Market
70
MLS #
B26022891
County
Palm Beach County

Description of 1638 Embassy Drive # 205, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

This home qualifies for a 10K Smart Start Grant its remodeled & ready for a new owner. Lets start with the quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances & white shaker style cabinets. The main living areas covered in waterproof laminate flooring that handles weather adn wear adn tear. Right next to the Palm Beach Outlets. Five minutes to Rosemary Square downtown — the restaurants, the energy, the Friday night scene. I-95 access for a straight shot north to Jupiter or south to Boca. You're central you have CityPlace and dowtown WPB just a few minures away, to dining that matters. Your kid gets into Palm Beach Atlantic. You buy them a place to live instead of paying dorm fees instead of blowing rent on an apartment or you're buying yourself an entry point into West Palm Beach real estate. Two-bedroom, two-bath condo with the finishes that actually matter — quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, waterproof laminate flooring built for Florida weather, walk-in closet, and a screened balcony you'll actually use. Second floor of an elevator building. Two parking spaces. The unit is move-in ready. Now here's where this listing gets interesting. You're paying twenty-two hundred a month in rent somewhere in West Palm Beach right now. This unit, with the Smart Start grant program covering your closing costs, puts you into ownership at roughly that same monthly number. Conventional financing — no FHA mortgage insurance dragging your payment up, no FHA condo approval gauntlet to run. You walk in, you own it. That's the math. Now here's the location. You are sitting directly next to the Palm Beach Outlets. Target, Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, the whole shopping corridor — walkable. Five minutes north and you're in Rosemary Square in downtown West Palm Beach where the real dining scene lives. Howley's for the late-night diner crowd. Juicy Lucy for burgers. City Tavern for the bar scene. The Square itself for events, music, the Friday and Saturday energy that makes downtown West Palm actually fun to live near. I-95 is two minutes south of the building. That means a clean shot north to Jupiter or south to Boca Raton without fighting Military Trail or Okeechobee traffic. The Tri-Rail station is right there for anyone commuting to Fort Lauderdale or Miami. The Palm Beach International Airport is a ten-minute drive. You are not isolated in this unit. You are central to everything that makes Palm Beach County livable. Now — who is this actually right for? A parent whose kid just got into Palm Beach Atlantic University or Keiser. Instead of writing dorm checks for four years or watching them throw rent at a junky off-campus apartment, you buy this. Your kid lives here. You either sell it when they graduate at appreciated value, or you hold it as a rental in one of the most central locations in West Palm Beach. The math beats a dorm bill in the first semester. A first-time buyer who's been priced out of every other elevator building in central West Palm Beach under two hundred thousand dollars. The Smart Start grant means you don't need fifteen thousand sitting in your savings account to pull this off. You need to be income-qualified, you need decent credit, and you need to move quickly. A long-hold investor who wants central West Palm Beach exposure, accepts the leasing rules (twice per year minimum sixty days, association approval required), and is buying for appreciation and steady rent — not Airbnb income. The trade-offs you should know going in: it's a 1973 CBS building. No pets allowed. No washer-dryer in the unit (laundry on-site in the building). Sold AS-IS. The HOA includes water, sewer, trash, building insurance, the elevator, and the common areas — which keeps your true monthly cost surprisingly low compared to comparable buildings. After twenty-seven years and fifteen hundred plus transactions in Palm Beach County, here's what I'll tell you straight: sub-two-hundred-thousand-dollar elevator buildings in central West Palm Beach with updated finishes and grant program eligibility are not common right now, and they don't sit. If the location, the math, and the buyer profile fit — move on this one before someone else does

Property Details for 1638 Embassy Drive # 205, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Bathrooms Full
2
Bathrooms Half
0
Interior Features
Built-in Features, Split Bedroom, Walk-In Closet(s), Family Room, Storage
Appliances
Electric Water Heater, Dishwasher, Electric Range, Refrigerator
Flooring
Vinyl
Heating
Central
Cooling
Central Air
Furnished
Unfurnished
Parking Features
1 Space, Assigned, Guest, No Boats, Open, No Rv/Boats
Pool Private
No
Year Built Details
Resale
Direction Faces
North

Building Information for 1638 Embassy Drive # 205, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Building Area Total
905
Building Area Units
Square Feet
Stories
4
Stories Total
4
Entry Level
2
Association
Yes
Association Fee
$595
Association Fee Frequency
Monthly
Association Amenities
Elevator(s), Storage, Trash Chute
Pets Allowed
No, Yes

Property Information for 1638 Embassy Drive # 205, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Lot Size Square Feet
0
Waterfront
No
View
Garden, Other, Other Water View
Construction Materials
CBS Construction
Exterior Features
Exterior Cat Walk, Screened Balcony
Sewer
At Site, Public Sewer, Other, Public Sanitation, Sewer
Water Source
Public
New Construction
No

Public Records for 1638 Embassy Drive # 205, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Parcel Number
74434317150002050
Tax Annual Amount
$2,214
Tax Year
2,025
Tax Legal Description
JAMESTOWN COND UNIT 205
Zoning
MF32(c
County Or Parish
Palm Beach County

Schools Near 1638 Embassy Drive # 205, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Elementary School
Roosevelt
Middle School
Roosevelt
High School
Palm Beach Lakes

School assignments are provided by the listing and should be independently verified.

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More information about 1638 Embassy Drive # 205, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

1638 Embassy Drive # 205 is a condo for sale in West Palm Beach, FL 33401. This property was listed for sale on April 30, 2026 by Keller Williams Realty - Welli, it's currently listed at $145,000. This listing's school district is Palm Beach County Public Schools. Nearby schools include Roosevelt, Roosevelt and Palm Beach Lakes. 1638 Embassy Drive # 205 is a 2-bed, 2-bath, 835 sqft condo built in 1973.