BOCA RATON — What was once one of suburban Boca Raton’s most familiar shopping destinations is transitioning into a new mixed‑use retail hub as Edens’ redevelopment of Shadowood Square takes shape.
After years of planning and approvals, demolition has begun on the long‑closed Shadowood 16 movie theater — a once‑beloved entertainment anchor that drew crowds to the center for decades before it closed in January 2023 after its operator filed for bankruptcy.
Edens, a national retail real estate developer that acquired the property in 2023 for roughly $88 million, has started reworking the site to modernize and reposition it as a more community‑oriented destination…