Boca Raton planning board recommends Meisner Plaza Hotel IDA with preconstruction survey and vibration testing

The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board on March 5 recommended approval of the Meisner Plaza Hotel individual development approval (IDA), a proposed 12‑story, 219‑room hotel with about 31,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space in the city’s downtown, subject to two preconstruction conditions: a survey of the neighboring Tower 155 building and vibration testing.

Susan Lesser, the city’s senior planner, told the board the application covers roughly 1.65 acres and requests a technical deviation to reduce required off‑street parking from 557 spaces to 328 and a transfer of development rights within downtown subareas. Lesser said the project provides about 46% open space (33,248 square feet), internal structured parking and a pedestrian‑oriented design that includes a signature staircase aligned to Meisner Park and widened…