Two major redevelopment projects are reshaping downtown Boynton Beach, bringing hundreds of apartments, retail space, and workforce housing — but at least one small business owner in the area says a key piece of the city’s landscape is being left behind in the process.
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is behind both projects: The Villages, which construction for is already underway, and The Pierce, a proposed development that would replace several existing properties along the downtown corridor. According to the CRA website, The Pierce is in the permitting process.
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The Pierce would bring 300 apartments, 17,000 square feet of restaurant, retail, and office space, and 150 public parking spaces, according to CRA plans. Half of the units will be set aside as workforce housing for at least 15 years, with a portion remaining affordable long-term…