Developer revises One Boca plan after weeks of protests; council pauses vote and developer backs referendum

Terra/Frisbie partners David Martin and Rob Frisbie presented a substantially revised plan for the downtown city hall campus on Sept. 9, saying the proposal now reduces residential density and commercial square footage, adds park and recreation facilities and preserves historic banyan trees. After several hours of public comment — much of it opposing private development on Memorial Park — the Boca Raton City Council agreed to push back any final vote and directed staff to prepare referendum language; the developers said they would support submitting the project to a citywide vote.

The changes, Martin and Frisbie told the council, include keeping six large banyan trees in place, relocating and expanding recreational uses, reopening and renovating the children's museum, a minimum of eight clay tennis courts, a shaded children’s playground adjacent to the trees and a new “mobility hub” for electric vehicles and micromobility near the new civic buildings. "We remain excited to continue to refine our proposal with the council and with the community feedback," David Martin said during the presentation.

Why it matters: The plan would…