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Boca Raton introduces ordinance to advance downtown ‘government campus’ P3 amid fierce public opposition
Summary
City staff introduced an ordinance to authorize a public‑private redevelopment of downtown Boca Raton on Jan. 6 and set a Jan. 20 council vote and a March 10 voter referendum. The meeting featured hours of public comment—mostly opposing the proposed 99‑year lease, questioning financial assumptions and warning about impacts to Memorial Park and trees.
Mayor Singer introduced Ordinance 57‑69 on Jan. 6, authorizing a series of agreements that would implement a public‑private partnership (P3) to redevelop a downtown tract east of Northwest 2nd Avenue and to plan civic uses west of that street.
City staff said the plan — developed with developer TerraFrisbie and analyzed by CBRE and PFM — is a mixed‑use, transit‑oriented project that was redesigned to reduce development intensity by about 27% from earlier submissions and to shift the city’s revenue model from a guaranteed rent to a percentage‑of‑rent structure. Deputy City Manager Andy Lukasick told the council the ordinance introduced tonight would return for final action Jan. 20, with comprehensive‑plan amendments expected in February and a voter referendum scheduled for March 10.
Why it matters: The proposal would commit long‑term rights over roughly the east side of the project area under a 99‑year ground lease while preserving fee‑simple ownership of the land for the city; staff and consultants say percentage rent and profit sharing plus…
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