The Boca Raton resort, a storied getaway whose history dates to the 1920s, plans to introduce a new offering: an eight-story residential building that rises 100 feet.
The Boca Raton’s owner wants to redevelop part of the hotel’s property — a little more than 1 acre at 501 E. Camino Real — and construct a 76-unit “modern luxury housing opportunity” on a portion of the golf course and hotel site, according to city documents.
The maximum height of this new building would be 100 feet, but where The Boca Raton i s zoned only allows for buildings as tall as 85 feet. The city’s Planning and Zoning Board recently recommended approval for the height increase to 100 feet during a city meeting, with planners pointing out that this exception would only apply to The Boca Raton.
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