Malls · Florida
Boca Mall
Opened 1974. Redeveloped · Regreened in 1998. · from the fields below
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Site profile17 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
Website alive
This site: …http://chefmark.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit
This site: 167,466 epa-walkability · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 87 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,673/mo zillow · all sites with thisHigh hurricane risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisNational Register place within 500 m
This site: Boca Raton Old City Hall nps-nrhp · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +130% fhfa · all sites with thisTract income up 60%+ since 2013
This site: +87% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 17.2 epa-walkability · all sites with thisBonds
This site: found) City spent about $50M on infrastructure and $68M in bond financing, with voter approval. The CRA still owns the land research-planning · all sites with thisPublic acquisition
This site: …land and ground-leases it. Approved by Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency with the City of Boca Raton (voter-approved). Redevelopm research-planning · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Redevelopment:mixed use Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisRegreened
This site: Redevelopment:mixed use Partial regreening: park arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisMixed use
This site: Redevelopment:mixed use Partial regreening: park Approved by Boca Raton Community arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisPark and open space
This site: Redevelopment:mixed use Partial regreening: park Approved by Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency with arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
FL, Boca Raton: Boca Mall/ Mizner Park, 1998
• Redevelopment:mixed use
• Partial regreening: park
Now
| Status | Retrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redeveloped · Regreenedauthors' map reported |
| What is there now | Redevelopment:mixed use Partial regreening: parkauthors' map reported |
| Retrofit year | 1998authors' map reported |
| Redeveloper | Crocker & Co., Boca Raton CRApublic sources reported |
Planning
| Zoning change | CRA-led public-private redevelopment (zoning instrument not found)research documentedWith its voters' approval, the City of Boca Raton spent $50 million in infrastructure improvements and $68 million in bond financing to make the project feasible. |
|---|---|
| Public purchase or subsidy | City spent about $50M on infrastructure and $68M in bond financing, with voter approval. The CRA still owns the land and ground-leases it.research reported |
| Entitlement year | 1989research reported |
| Planning notes | Approved by Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency with the City of Boca Raton (voter-approved). research reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
As reported by the owner
Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.
| Year end | Filer | Name in filing | GLA sq ft | Occupancy | Years | Share | Sales psf | Anchors listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Brookfield Property REIT (formerly GGP) 10-K, 2021-02-26 | Mizner Park Boca Raton, FL match: exact | 491,000 in-line 147,000 | 96.1% leased | 23.0% | Lord & Taylor, IPIC Theaters | ||
| 2016 | GGP Inc. 10-K, 2017-02-22 | Mizner Park Boca Raton, FL match: exact | 514,024 in-line 170,867 | 96.1% leased | 47.0% | Lord & Taylor | ||
| 2012 | General Growth Properties 10-K, 2013-02-28 | Mizner Park Boca Raton, FL match: exact | 516,833 in-line 177,519 | 96.2% leased | 50.0% | Lord & Taylor | ||
| 2009 | General Growth Properties 10-K, 2010-03-01 | Mizner Park Boca Raton, FL match: exact | 247,071 in-line 136,249 | 50.0% | Mizner Park Cinema, Zed 451, Robb & Stucky | |||
| 2006 | General Growth Properties 10-K, 2007-03-01 | Mizner Park Boca Raton, FL match: exact | 236,999 | 50.0% | Mizner Park Cinema, Robb & Stucky |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 30: ALETTO AT SANBORN SQUARE; AUTO WORLD OF BOCA RATON, INC.; BOCA COLOR GRAPHICS; BRIGHTLINE PARKING GARAGE; BRINKS AUTO BODY & PAINTING OF BOCA RATON INCEPA FRS |
| Census tract 12099007501 | 3,685 people, 4,551 per sq mi; median household income $92,614; median gross rent $2,756; 49% renters; 15.3% vacant units; 0.2% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 17.2 of 20; 159 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 485 m; land-use mix 0.87; 89,612 jobs within 45 min by car, 167,466 by transit; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 2 schools, 23 parks or playgrounds, 5 health, 7 civic, 32 food and drink; 87 cycleway segments, 127 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| National Register places within 500 m | 1: Boca Raton Old City HallNPS |
| Housing permits, Palm Beach County (FL), 2024 | 1,035 units in 5+ unit buildings, 157 in 2–4, 2,897 single-family; 2023: 2,132 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.34; socioeconomic 0.43; housing and transport 0.57; 16% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 5 within 10 km, 11 within 25 km: Town Center at Boca Raton (0.6 km); North Park (0.6 km); Sears at Town Center Boca Raton (0.6 km); Palmetto Park Square (2.8 km); Boca Lago golf course (9.6 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Martier Mizner Park (womens_clothing_store, confidence 0.77, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 5,232 m², 9.930688858032227 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | chefmark.com (alive); archived 2000–2016 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +12% (3,276 → 3,685); median income +87% ($49,576 → $92,614); renters 47% → 49%; median home value +320% ($250,400 → $1,051,800)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively low overall (score 54.8); expected annual loss $1.7M; high: hurricane; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 78,241 jobs in 5,965 establishments; average annual pay $47,452; employment location quotient 1.18; employment -0.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 7,596 jobs; 488 in retail trade, 1,440 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12099007501)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (354 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 10.7%; median family income $107,778; 93 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Palm Beach County School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST; SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA MIDDLE SCHOOLNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 14 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 280 county-logged events: 84 thunderstorm wind, 53 hail, 49 flood, 31 tornado; $83,633,000 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 33432, 2026-09 | median list price $1,278,500 (-32.3% on the year); 323 active listings; median 89 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 5,675 establishments (+8%); 82,553 jobs (+19%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $475,754 (+2% 1 yr, +26% 5 yr); typical rent $2,673/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2021 | 778 (2000 = 100); +16.9% 1 yr, +41% 5 yr, +130% 10 yrFHFA |
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Downtown Boca Raton Boca Mall Boca Raton Scan Design | Moder… fity.club
- Boca Mall - EWQALU ewqalu.blogspot.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 4.2% 2018–23
- median rent $1,818
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Now called / also known as | Mizner Park |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1974research |
| Anchors | Jefferson Ward, Britt's |
| County | Palm Beach County |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer. Know it? Tell us.
Timeline
- 1998 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen
Sources
- education.pbchistory.org · supports: zoning change
1 quoted sentence
With its voters' approval, the City of Boca Raton spent $50 million in infrastructure improvements and $68 million in bond financing to make the project feasible.
- Wikipedia
- thecoastalstar.com
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) · 2021-01-20
- ArcGIS Online · 2022
- American Planning Association · 2022
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