As Boca allows taller downtown buildings, more in line for new heights

The construction crews have not yet topped off what soon will be the tallest building in the city's downtown and already four new projects are either approved or in the pipeline to reach that high.

The 12-story apartment building, the Mark at CityScape, is scheduled to open early next year near the southeast corner of Palmetto Park Road and Federal Highway.

Officially, downtown Boca's buildings are supposed to go no taller than nine or 10 stories that measure 100 feet, plus some height for decorative elements.

But under temporary rules, the city is allowing builders to construct taller buildings downtown if certain design guidelines are met.

The Mark at CityScape was approved in 2012 to reach 12 stories at 140 feet or 40 feet taller than the official height limit for downtown. When the building opens next year, the city plans to re-evaluate whether such taller buildings are ideal for Boca Raton.

The other four planned or proposed downtown projects:

Construction has started on the 366-unit apartment complex, Via Mizner, at the corner of Camino Real and Federal Highway. It, too, will reach 12 stories.

The City Council in September approved a hotel for the southeast corner of Palmetto Park Road and Federal Highway. The plan calls for 12 stories. It will be right next to the Mark at CityScape.

Next month, a representative for Tower One Fifty-Five will ask the City Council for permission to have it rise three stories higher than the nine stories for which it has been approved. The development will be in the 100 block of East Boca Raton Road.

A fourth proposal, for another 200 apartment units, could reach 13 stories at 300 S. Federal Highway.

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