City, developer outline ‘1 Boca’ government campus; residents split on parks, traffic and long lease

City staff and the private 1 Boca team detailed plans on Nov. 18 for a government campus and mixed‑use development around the downtown Brightline station that would place public facilities next to new retail, housing and a hotel, and send the project to a citywide referendum if the council approves the agreements.

Deputy City Manager Mark Lukasic told the council the proposal has been reduced in scale from earlier versions and repositioned east of Northwest 2nd Avenue. He said public amenities would include a 30,000–35,000 square‑foot community center with multipurpose rooms and indoor courts, a combined police and fire substation for downtown response, expanded outdoor green space, rebuilt tennis facilities and a redesigned City Hall with flexible meeting rooms.

Mike McShea of CBRE, the city’s revenue consultant, described five primary revenue streams to the city under the proposal — base rent under a 99‑year ground lease, ad valorem taxes, profit participation above specified yield thresholds, transfer fees on future sales, and a developer mobility contribution currently forecast at…