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Boca Raton staff to deliver interim master plan; council presses for square‑foot and cost data ahead of June decision

3281603 · May 12, 2025
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Summary

City staff said an interim master plan from developer Terra and Frisbee is due to the city and that council members want detailed square‑footage, cost and lease options before policy direction; staff is negotiating four short‑term relocation options and seeks council input at individual briefings before a possible June 10 decision.

City staff told the Boca Raton City Council at a May 12 workshop that an interim master plan from development partner Terra and Frisbee should be delivered to the city the same day, beginning a compressed review schedule that could require policy direction by June 10.

City Manager Andy Brown and staff described a process of individual briefings for council members, analysis of short‑term “swing space” options for a temporary relocation of City Hall, and continued work on a long‑term City Hall sizing and financing model. Will Portfolio, a tenant representative with CBRE, said staff has shortlisted four relocation options and has negotiated initial landlord proposals.

The interim master plan matters because the location, size and timing of City Hall and a broader downtown campus will determine the city’s financial commitments and the scope of the Terra and Frisbee development agreement. Council members repeatedly pressed staff for order‑of‑magnitude construction and…

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