The City Council on Nov. 18 unanimously approved the second phase of the Residences at Martin Manor construction project that will double the number of low-income housing units in Boca Raton.
The apartment complex at 1350 N. Dixie Highway, formerly known as Dixie Manor, now is named in honor of Lois Martin, a community leader and educator who passed away in 2022.
After years of planning to upgrade the dilapidated complex, which dates to the 1940s, a groundbreaking ceremony for the first project phase was held on Aug. 25. That three-building phase replaces the 95 units now on the 10-acre site.
The second phase on the south end of the site includes two buildings with a total of 105 units. One of the existing buildings will be preserved to become a museum devoted to the history of Dixie Manor and a community center.
The Residences at Martin Manor is in the Pearl City section of Boca Raton, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The first phase is under construction now. Once it is completed, work will begin on the second phase.
Tenants living in units on the north side have been moved into available south-side units or relocated elsewhere, but all tenants of the entire complex have the right to return, if they so choose, once the project is completed.
The housing complex is operated by the Boca Raton Housing Authority, which has partnered with Atlantic Pacific Communities, a subsidiary of Atlantic Pacific Companies, on the reconstruction.
— Mary Hladky
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