Two infrastructure projects are running simultaneously in Hollywood Beach right now, and together they amount to the most significant physical change to the neighborhood's street-level experience in years. Residents who walk the east-west streets between A1A and the Broadwalk every morning are living inside one of them. The spring calendar — Savor SoFLO, nightly concerts at the Beach Theatre, the ArtsPark series at Young Circle — runs directly through the construction zone. That is the honest picture of Hollywood Beach in spring 2026: a neighborhood being structurally remade while its public life keeps moving.
What Is Actually Being Built
The first project is the A1A utility undergrounding. According to the City of Hollywood, burial of overhead electrical infrastructure along A1A between Hollywood Boulevard and Hallandale Beach Boulevard is now in progress, with work expected to take about 12 months and single-lane closures throughout. That puts full completion around early 2027.
The second project is larger and more consequential for anyone living on the east-west streets feeding into the sand. The Coastal Resiliency Phase IV project, managed by the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency, covers those east-west streets between SR A1A and the Broadwalk from Harrison Street to Magnolia Terrace. The scope includes undergrounding of overhead utilities, installation of marine turtle-friendly lighting, newly constructed sidewalks and roadways with colored concrete pavers, street-end plazas with mosaic designs, new landscape, chilled water drinking fountains, and bike racks.
The reason the street grade is changing at all is what distinguishes this from a standard resurfacing. The project incorporates measures to address sea level rise and seasonal high tides, including raising the street profile and adding drainage structures. Raising the street profile requires grading modifications beyond the city right-of-way and onto private properties — a process the city calls "harmonization." Work will continue in stages to minimize construction-related impacts, with intermittent road closures and local access maintained through Surf Road.
Both projects are underway at the same time. Residents on affected east-west blocks should sign up for construction updates directly through the city.
What the Streets Will Look Like When It's Done
The Phase IV deliverables are a substantial upgrade from current conditions. Colored concrete pavers, street-end plazas with mosaic designs, chilled water drinking fountains, bike racks, and marine turtle-friendly lighting will turn the connecting streets between A1A and the Broadwalk into pedestrian-grade infrastructure — not just repaved roads. When the city references "harmonization" for properties at the raised grade line, it is describing a neighborhood whose ground elevation is being deliberately adjusted for a future where seasonal high tides are no longer the exception.
That context matters for anyone who has bought or sold here in the past few years. The physical character of those connecting streets will be materially different from what residents moved into. The Broadwalk experience does not change, but the daily approach to it does.
The Broadwalk Right Now
None of this has stopped the Broadwalk from functioning. The 2.5-mile promenade remains lined with restaurants, shops, and parks, and free live music plays five nights a week at the Hollywood Beach Theatre at Johnson Street, Wednesday through Sunday. Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort separately books 30 local bands performing in two venues, indoors and outdoors, throughout the season.
The food anchors along the promenade are holding steady. Ocean Alley Restaurant sits directly on the Broadwalk near Margaritaville, with seafood and breakfast as the draw. Nick's Bar & Grill at 500 N Broadwalk keeps its lively, beachfront positioning. Latitudes offers all-day dining oceanfront with outdoor and indoor seating and craft cocktails. Elixir on the Beach, the newer arrival at 230 N Broadwalk, pairs ocean views with access to the Red Pelican Bar's amenities. For residents, the practical distinction is which of these sits closest to the construction corridors and whether weekday parking changes are affecting evening plans.
Savor SoFLO: April 18–19, 2026
The spring anchor event is Savor SoFLO, returning to the Broadwalk on April 18 and 19, 2026. Presented by Publix, the City of Hollywood, Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, and Sysco, the festival takes over more than 25,000 square feet of beachfront space with the Atlantic as backdrop. In 2025, general admission was $115 and VIP access — which included early entry at noon plus exclusive access to the Publix Liquors Spirits Lounge — was $145; 2026 pricing had not been announced at publication time.
The event features interactive cooking demonstrations on the San Pellegrino Cooking Stage, local and national chef talent, and a dance after-party at the Margaritaville Bandshell from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. In keeping with the city's sustainability approach, Savor SoFLO and all participating vendors use compostable or biodegradable materials throughout the weekend. For residents, the practical note is parking: the Margaritaville Public Parking Garage at 357 N. Johnson Street is the designated event lot.
ArtsPark at Young Circle
Inland, ArtsPark at Young Circle functions as Hollywood's second public stage. The nearly twelve-acre park in the heart of downtown has a 2,500-seat amphitheater that hosts free weekly concerts and events, and the Hollywood Arts Park Experience — produced by the Rhythm Foundation for the City of Hollywood — brings national acts to the space at no cost to residents. The 2026 schedule includes Third World, Tank and the Bangas, and Melina Almodóvar "La Muñeca de la Salsa," alongside the city's free Concerts at the ArtsPark series for families.
The city's events calendar also lists a Fleet Week USO concert on April 26 with a Salute to Veterans beginning at 6 p.m., and Seun Kuti in concert on May 3. ArtsPark sits at Young Circle where Hollywood Boulevard meets US-1 — walkable from downtown restaurants and shops, which makes it easy to extend the evening after a show.
Sea Turtle Nesting Season: March 1 Through October 31
Sea turtle nesting season runs every year from March 1 through October 31, and during that window the City of Hollywood's Turtle Friendly Lighting Ordinance takes effect. That ordinance is not a side note for beachfront residents — it governs exterior lighting visible from the beach, including on private property.
The connection to Phase IV is direct: the marine turtle-friendly lighting being installed as part of the streetscape project is compliance infrastructure for this exact seasonal window. The new street-end plazas being built under Phase IV are being lit to that standard from the ground up, rather than retrofitted later. For residents adjacent to the project zone, the new lighting spec will already be in place when nesting season extends through October.
Hollywood Beach in spring 2026 is a neighborhood mid-rebuild, with an active calendar running on top of active construction. If you want to understand what that means for your property — or for one you are considering — The Ana Vega Group is ready to walk through the specifics with you. Schedule your VIP consultation today.
