Developer shrinks downtown lease, doubles parkland in revised '1 Boca' plan amid public pushback
At an Oct. 27 workshop, the 1 Boca team presented a revised government campus plan that would keep all land west of NW 2nd Avenue public, reduce leasable area from 31 to under 8 acres, double public park acreage to about 15.4 acres and propose substantial development east of 2nd Ave; the plan drew praise and sharp public criticism and the council discussed putting petition questions on a Jan. 13 ballot.
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Rob Frisbie, representing the 1 Boca development team, presented a substantially revised vision for the downtown government campus to the Boca Raton City Council on Oct. 27, saying the plan preserves the entire west side of NW 2nd Avenue as city-owned public space while concentrating private development east of 2nd Avenue.
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