Rob Frisbie, representing the 1 Boca team, presented a revised plan for the downtown government campus at the Boca Raton City Council workshop on Oct. 27, 2025, saying the proposal keeps all land west of Northwest Second Avenue “100% city owned and dedicated to public, civic, and recreational uses.”

The revision reduces the leasable area from 31 acres to less than 8 acres — all east of Northwest Second Avenue — and doubles public recreational space from about 7.6 acres to about 15.4 acres, according to Frisbie. The plan would concentrate private development near the Brightline station and retain Memorial Park’s western parcel for civic uses including a new city hall, community center, children's playground, tennis facilities and expanded park promenades.

The proposal calls for a two‑phase buildout. Frisbie said Phase 1 would include an office building adjacent to Brightline, a hotel (about 180 keys), several mixed‑use residential buildings totaling roughly 769 rental units and 186 condominium units on private parcels, and retail along a new pedestrian corridor. He told council the tallest buildings in the plan are capped at 140 feet. He also said early revenue estimates show “gross revenues in excess of $2,000,000,000 and NPV in excess of $200,000,000 from the less than 8 acres of leased ground.”

Why it matters: The project would reshape central downtown land that the city has long used for civic functions. Frisbie emphasized that the plan now aims to expand public parkland, strengthen connections to the Brightline station and create new civic and recreational buildings that could host community programs and veteran groups.

What council and staff said: Deputy City Manager Lukasic told the council staff is negotiating a Master Partnership Agreement and working with CBRE and an independent third‑party financial adviser to analyze costs, revenues, tax implications and broader economic impacts. Lukasic said staff will provide a high‑level traffic review by December and is updating infrastructure cost estimates tied to the revised plan.

Councilmembers asked for additional programmatic detail and financial safeguards. Councilmember Wigdor and others urged shorter financial horizons for modeling and asked for clarity on rent indexing, percentage rent clauses and how property tax or payment‑in‑lieu arrangements would be handled. Frisbie said the team will return with a formal program and more detailed revenue and cost projections at the next meeting.

Public comment and process: Dozens of residents spoke at the workshop. Supporters and critics both attended public meetings hosted by the 1 Boca team, Frisbie said. Opponents — including petition organizers — told the council they want public land protected and urged the council to put charter and ordinance amendments before voters. Several speakers told the council they preferred the city build civic improvements directly rather than enter a long ground lease. Rob Frisbie said the leasable parcel was purposely narrowed so a future developer would have no claim on the rest of the 31‑acre campus.

Next steps: Staff said two resolutions (previously prepared for a March special election) would be revised to seek placement of referendum language on a Jan. 13, 2026, special election ballot, and that the city attorney and supervisor of elections are coordinating timing and cost details. Staff also said more community outreach and design refinement will follow, and the developer and city will bring more detailed financials to the next council meeting.

Ending: Councilmembers and the developer agreed the plan remains conceptual and will proceed through additional public outreach, staff analysis, third‑party financial review and the city’s regular permitting and design review processes. Frisbie said the team will return with a more formal cost and revenue program at the next meeting.