How We Got Here: A Timeline of the Project Tango Lawsuit

Part 3 of 5 · Project Tango in Court. Start at the full case file.

A lawsuit is easier to follow as a sequence. Here is how the Project Tango dispute unfolded, according to the court filings, and how it lines up with the public fight Arden residents already know.

The sequence, as the complaint tells it

• 2016 — Palm Beach County rezones the ~202-acre property for a large phased development. Permitted uses include warehouses, offices, and data centers. (The full Project Tango timeline covers the residential side of this story.)
• Around 2021 — Developer WPB Logistics contracts to buy the property from PBA Holdings in phases. The purchase agreement is eventually amended 26 times.
• 2022 — Phase 1 (1,200,000 sq ft on ~61.81 acres) clears its county approvals.
• Nov. 10, 2025 — WPB signs a "25th Amendment" (the 25th of the 26) as a good-faith accommodation. It would let PBA pursue Phase 2's approvals alongside its Project Tango data center.
• Dec. 11, 2025 — About a month later, after Project Tango drew intense public and county opposition, PBA terminates that amendment, the complaint says. The plaintiffs allege PBA then stopped pursuing Phase 2.
• Jan.–June 2026 — WPB sends repeated written objections (the complaint lists Jan. 20, Mar. 3, Mar. 19, Mar. 31, May 1, and June 1) demanding that PBA withdraw the application bundling Project Tango with Phase 2.
• April 23, 2026 — PBA allegedly tells the county that WPB and the association consented, which the plaintiffs say was false.
• June 5, 2026 — WPB and the master association file the lawsuit and an emergency motion for a temporary injunction.
• June 8, 2026 — PBA Holdings is served, and the court sets a non-jury schedule with a trial-ready date of August 6, 2027.

How it lines up with the public fight

The December 2025 backlash wasn't abstract. It landed the same week more than 50 residents filled the commission chambers and the county voted 7-0 to postpone. So the moment the public pushed back hardest on Project Tango is the same moment, the complaint says, that the two developers' deal fell apart.

The county side has kept moving since. The hearing was administratively continued to July 2026, and there are now two hearings to watch: July 2 before the Zoning Commission and July 15 before the County Commission.

A caution about one-sided timelines

Everything above comes from the plaintiffs' account. PBA Holdings had not filed a response as of the records reviewed, so its version, including why it terminated the amendment and what it believes it can build on its own land, isn't on the record. Read this as the plaintiffs' map of events, not a ruling.

What you can do

1. Walk the interactive version. The case file lays this timeline out alongside the filings behind each step.
2. Compare it to the public record. Our full Project Tango timeline covers the rezoning, the home sales, and the hearings.
3. Read the filings. Public at mypalmbeachclerk.com; case 50-2026-CA-006330.
4. Mark July 2 and July 15, and add your name.

Sources

• Palm Beach County Circuit Court — Verified Complaint, Case No. 50-2026-CA-006330 (filed June 5, 2026)
• County Commission postpones Project Tango decision 7-0
• Project Tango hearing postponed to July 2026
• Full Project Tango case file · Full Project Tango timeline

Based on Palm Beach County Circuit Court Case No. 50-2026-CA-006330 (court filings). PBA Holdings, Inc. had not filed a response as of the records reviewed; its position is not yet on the court record. This is a summary of one side's allegations for the public — not legal advice.