By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton City Council members want a downtown circulator service. And they want it now.
Then-Deputy Mayor Monica Mayotte and Council member Yvette Drucker on March 25 unloaded their frustration that even though they have pushed to hi
By Mary Hladky
How can downtown Boca Raton become more enticing and vibrant, and what should be part of a new plan for a city government campus?
When the city’s Community Advisory Panel asked residents to offer their input at a Jan. 18 “community con
By Mary Hladky
Four years after the Boca Raton City Council gave up on having a transit system in the downtown, current council members are pushing to get an on-demand service in place quickly.
City officials will request proposals from interested co
Cranes sat idle with few workers on site in July at the Mandarin Oriental, but in the city’s overall view, ‘they are actively doing work’ on the project. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Company, developer say they remain committed to project
By Mary
Investments Limited has submitted a proposal for a pair of nine-story towers with a total of 266 guest rooms to be built where the post office now stands downtown. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
James and Marta Batmasian, the largest commercial pr
Once built, the Aletto at Sanborn Square complex would be at Palmetto Park Road just east of Sanborn Square. The Tower 155 condominium is the white building behind the Aletto. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
Over residents’ strong objections, Cit
The Residences of Boca is a 12-story, 190-apartment complex that’s set to rise just west of Federal Highway between Southwest Third and Fifth streets. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
The City Council has unanimously approved a luxury residential
By Christine Davis
The Soloviev Group, led by Chairman Stefan Soloviev, purchased properties in downtown Delray Beach for $32 million in February. They were located at 11 S. Swinton Ave., 2 E. Atlantic Ave., 203-209 E. Atlantic Ave., 9 NE Second Ave
Glickman stands on a barrier Nov. 26 once classes had resumed after she and others pleaded with the City Council. ‘The people’s voices were heard,’ Glickman says. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Hladky
Leslie Glickman’s free, and beloved, Saturd
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is demanding the return of $187,500 it gave to the former operators of the Old School Square campus that is the cultural heart of the city’s downtown.
The CRA board, composed of the five ci
By Mary Hladky
More parking meters soon will be installed in downtown Boca Raton.
The City Council on March 7 gave staff the go-ahead to install 86 meters on portions of four streets that currently don’t have them.
Fifty-two of the metered spaces will
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By Mary Hladky
Alan Neibauer first learned that a major development could be built across the street from the Tower 155 condo he has owned since 2020 when
By Mary Hladky
Another adult assisted living facility and a luxury apartment building could be coming to the downtown.
Engel Burman Boca LLC, an affiliate of New York-based developer Engel Burman, has proposed an ALF at 400 S. Dixie Highway where the
Old high school’s new uses reflect wider push for preservation
By Larry Barszewski
The Boynton Woman’s Club made an impressive move almost a century ago, when it left its original Ocean Avenue location for a clubhouse designed by famed Palm Beach
By Larry Barszewski
Boynton Beach residents and business owners prefer to see restaurants and retail stores built on a prime downtown site owned by the Community Redevelopment Agency, a recent survey says.
Far fewer think apartments or condominiums
By Mary Hladky
Investments Limited is moving forward with plans for an extended-stay hotel on a prime piece of downtown property in Royal Palm Place.
The largest commercial property owner in the downtown notified the city of its intentions in early
By Mary Hladky
As part of its continuing effort to improve walkability in the downtown, the city is installing rapid flashing beacons at four locations along East Palmetto Park Road.
The beacons draw attention to approaching vehicles as pedestrians l
A proposal for redevelopment along Federal Highway between Ocean Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard includes an eight-story apartment complex, shown below. Renderings provided
By Larry Barszewski
A $65 million complex of apartments and stores with a
By Mary Hladky
After seven years of discussion, the City Council has dropped plans to create a Business Improvement District to pay for a shuttle system that would transport people around the downtown.
The B.I.D. would have been financed by downtown
Jim Batmasian, Jo Anne Williams, Jim O’Neill and Debbie and Steve Schmidt. Photos provided by Gina Fontana and Jeffrey Tholl
More than 450 well-dressed guests danced the night away to support the health and wellness needs of local nonprofits at the
