Boca Raton council approves 8‑story mixed‑use project at Yamato Tri‑Rail station with reduced parking and transit subsidies

The Boca Raton City Council on Jan. 14 approved a package of land‑use changes and a site plan to allow an eight‑story mixed‑use Commercial Industrial Multifamily Development (CIMD) integrated with the Boca Raton Tri‑Rail station at 680 West Yamato Road.

The votes — on ordinance 5715 (comprehensive plan amendment), ordinance 5716 (zoning text amendment) and resolution 3‑2025 (site plan) — were unanimous, 5‑0. Together the approvals authorize an 8‑story building with 340 residential units, about 30,100 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space, and a multi‑level parking structure alongside a redesigned internal driveway and pedestrian improvements.

City staff called the project a transit‑oriented development that seeks to concentrate housing near a major transit stop. Tamash Raman, chief planner in Development Services, told the council: "This evening I am presenting a number of applications related to the commercial, industrial, multifamily residential development or CIMD that is integrated with the Boca Raton Tri Rail Station." Raman said the project would include 34 affordable housing units and 17 workforce units and that the applicant will provide a 50% transit subsidy for residents and employees.

Why it matters: Council members and staff framed the approvals as part of a long‑term effort to support transit‑oriented development (TOD) around Tri‑Rail stations and to add affordable and workforce housing near employment centers such as the Boca Raton Innovation Campus.…