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

The Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Boca Raton voted 6–0 on March 5 to recommend approval of an individual development approval (IDA) for the Meisner Plaza Hotel, a proposed 12‑story, 219‑room project in downtown Boca Raton, with two conditions requested by nearby residents.

Susan Lesser, senior planner, told the board staff recommended approval and said the project proposes roughly 275,412 square feet of building area, about 30,840 square feet of retail and restaurant space, two levels of internal parking and a requested technical deviation to reduce required off‑street parking from 557 spaces to 328. "Therefore, the development services department recommends approval of this application," Lesser said.

The applicant, represented by Ellie Zacharaitis, said the application was amended since a September submittal to remove a city‑owned parcel and related underground parking and to…