Residents push back on massive 77-acre development near I

WPTV

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Residents are sounding off on a massive 77-acre mixed-use project in Boca Raton that could reshape the area.

Spanish River Development Partners LLC are proposing the University Village development along 555 Spanish River Boulevard, near I-95 and the El Rio Trail. The plan includes 781 residential units, 150,000 square feet of retail space, 68,276 square feet of office, 2,729 parking spaces, and a 185-room hotel. Residents push back on massive 77-acre development near I-95 in Boca Raton

Some neighbors, including Greg Koslowski, who live adjacent to the site, are raising concerns about traffic, noise and impacts to wildlife.

“There’s coyotes back here, there’s fox, turtles, all kinds of wildlife that I don’t know where they’re going to go,” said Koslowski.

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