The current layout of Mizner Plaza (left, Boca Daily News Photo) and the proposed hotel and retail space (right, rendering).
A 12-story hotel with 219 rooms and commercial space along NW 2nd Avenue will replace a landmark “pink” shopping plaza and the downtown post office in Boca Raton, after the 1.65 acre site was approved for redevelopment in a 4-1 vote by Boca Raton officials on Monday. The Mizner Plaza Hotel, as it has been noted in planning documents, will be constructed directly across the street from Mizner Park, Boca Raton’s shopping and restaurant plaza.
The Community Redevelopment Agency, which consists of city council members and the mayor acting as commissioners, provided approval of the project following a four-hour meeting that was marked primarily with opposition by residents of the adjacent “Tower 155” building. The residents – and their legal counsel – objected to the project due to concerns over structural issues that could be caused during construction as well as lost views. The commissioners ultimately placed several conditions on their approval after the marathon session concluded, but were not swayed by more significant legal arguments against granting a 41 percent reduction in required parking spaces for the complex.
A rendering of the proposed Mizner Plaza hotel property. (Planning Document)
The current layout of Mizner Plaza, which would be replaced with a 12-story, 219 room hotel complex. (Photo: Boca Daily News)
The current layout of Mizner Plaza, which would be replaced with a 12-story, 219 room hotel complex. (Photo: Boca Daily News)
A rendering of the proposed Mizner Plaza hotel property. (Planning Document)…