Boca Raton board approves Batmasians’ project near Mizner Park

Boca Raton’s Planning & Zoning Board voted in favor of developers James and Marta Batmasian’s proposal to build a mixed-use hotel near the Mizner Park shopping and entertainment district. Despite pleas from downtown area condo residents, the board voted 5 to 1 on Thursday to recommend parking space waivers and other zoning changes that will enable the Batmasians to build Mizner Plaza, a twin 12-story hotel project with 242 rooms, 18,840 square feet of retail and 16,000 square feet of restaurant space at 132 and 170 Northeast Second Street.  The project would replace a U.S. Post Office branch and a […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.