Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park DistrictBoca Paddle promises year-round racquet recreation at North Park, but its pay-to-play model raises an access question: how broadly will a private club on public parkland serve Boca?
Rendering: Mr. C Residences Boca RatonA proposed revision to a downtown Boca Raton tower presents a clear tradeoff: fewer homes for the city, but a project designed to attract luxury buyers and support additional restaurant activity.
WPTVRelated Ross's purchase of BRiC could strengthen Boca's technology economy and focus growth near transit, but the resulting development could also bring more traffic and pressure on public services.
Courtesy of The Sanborn.The Sanborn could add investment and activity to downtown Boca, but its private-club model and automated parking raise questions about public benefit, access and street congestion.
Boca Raton City Council considering the Memorial Park planning contractBoca's new Memorial Park planning process could produce a more public, coherent civic campus, but it also risks spending more money without resolving the site's fundamental disputes.
Boca Raton condo recertification ordinanceBoca's tougher building-recertification rules could uncover dangerous structural problems earlier, but inspections and repairs may impose heavy costs on owners of aging condominiums.
Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District / mybocaparks.orgNorth Park's east-side construction will add trails, trees and recreation to a former golf course, but its success will depend on environmental cleanup, access and long-term public costs.