Boca Raton’s Community Redevelopment Agency has approved a revised Camino Square Phase 2 plan that trades some apartments for more retail space and adds new requirements aimed at traffic and pedestrian safety along West Camino Real.
The CRA board voted 5–0 on Monday, November 17, to amend Individual Development Approval CRP-16-02R2 for the western 4.54 acres of the Camino Square site at 171 West Camino Real. The property is part of a 9.13-acre downtown redevelopment area just west of the railroad tracks.
Senior planner Susan Lesser told the board the new plan responds directly to concerns raised when the case was continued in October. The applicant has cut the residential count from 394 to 374 units and almost tripled the retail commitment from 8,632 square feet to 23,368 square feet, all within two eight-story buildings with internal structured parking.
“The revised application now requests authorization to construct 374 residential units… and 23,368 square feet of retail high,” Lesser said, noting the mix now includes about 5,805 square feet of restaurant space, 2,000 square feet of fast food, and 15,563 square feet of general retail.