# Boca Mall

Boca Raton, FL · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-ca5df27aed` · release 2026.10.20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/boca-raton-boca-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ca5df27aed.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-ca5df27aed.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-ca5df27aed

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | reported · authors' map |
| What is there now | • Redevelopment:mixed use • Partial regreening: park | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1974 | reported · research |
| Retrofit year | 1998 | reported · authors' map |
| Redeveloper | Crocker & Co. with Boca Raton CRA | reported · authors' map |
| Zoning change | CRA-led public-private redevelopment (zoning instrument not found) | documented · research |
| Public 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. | reported · research |
| Entitlement year | 1989 | reported · research |
| Planning notes | Approved by Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency with the City of Boca Raton (voter-approved).  | reported · research |

## Quoted support

- **zoning_change**: “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.” — https://education.pbchistory.org/downtown-boca-raton/

## Anchors

Jefferson Ward, Britt's

## Parties

- Crocker & Co. — developer (1998–)
- Boca Raton CRA — developer (1998–)

## Timeline

- 1998: Retrofit: redevelop, regreen

## Sources

- Quoted support for zoning_change — https://education.pbchistory.org/downtown-boca-raton/
- Planning research source — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizner_Park
- Planning research source — https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-community-redevelopment-agency
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)
- www.arcgis.com — https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/1196f74d7da6445eb54bfc3f25a4719a/data?f=json (2022)
- planning.org — https://planning.org/greatplaces/spaces/2010/plazareal.htm (2022)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Boca Mall, Boca Raton, FL." Record m-ca5df27aed, release 2026.10.20, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/boca-raton-boca-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_bocaratonbocamall,
  title = {Boca Mall, Boca Raton, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/boca-raton-boca-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-ca5df27aed, release 2026.10.20, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.