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Boca Raton CRA Approves The Sanborn IDA at October 13, 2026 Regular Meeting

Boca Raton Public Meetings — Tuesday, October 13, 2026
BodyBoca Raton, Florida
SessionBoca Raton Public Meetings
DateTuesday, October 13, 2026
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Speaker 1

14:05

Good morning, friends.

14:06

It's about that time for us to call to order our community redevelopment agency meeting.

14:11

The date is October thirteenth, twenty sixteen.

14:14

The time is ten AM.

14:15

If everyone could please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Unassigned speaker

15:00

There are no amendments to the agenda.

Speaker 1

15:01

Very good.

15:02

Moving on to our minutes.

15:03

We have one set of regular minutes from our meeting on this on September 22nd, 2026.

15:09

Does anybody have any revisions or corrections to the minutes?

15:12

If not, I'll accept a motion and a second to approve the minutes as presented.

Speaker 2

15:17

So moved.

Speaker 1

15:18

Very good, thank

Unassigned speaker

15:19

you.

Speaker 2

15:20

Second.

Speaker 1

15:21

Second.

15:21

Thank you, Ms.

15:22

Sipple.

15:22

Any further discussion?

15:23

All those in favor, please say aye.

15:25

Aye.

15:26

Aye.

15:27

Excellent.

15:27

Aye.

15:28

Any no's there are

Unassigned speaker

15:30

not.

Speaker 1

15:30

We have no presentations on our CRA, so we can move on to quasi judicial and related public hearings.

15:36

Madam Clerk, if you could please read the title of resolution number CRP-25-01.

Speaker 3

15:42

CRP 2501.

15:44

Consideration of an individual development approval IDA of the Boca Ratone Community Redevelopment Agency for the Sanborne project, generally located on approximately 0.30 acres at 100 Northeast First Avenue to authorize the construction of an eight-story, approximately 54,681 square foot private club development with a two-level approximately 11,200 square foot below grade, fully automated valet parking structure with related on-site and off-site improvements, including a transfer of authorized development from downtown sub area D to downtown sub-area B, and including a conversion of uses within downtown sub-area B from 31,979 square feet of office, including 8,188 square feet of office on site to be demolished to 40,453 square feet of retail medium, resulting in approximately zero square feet of office equivalent development remaining in downtown sub area B, and approximately 254,833 square feet of office equivalent development remaining in downtown sub-area D, providing for appealer, providing an effective date.

Unassigned speaker

16:57

Thank

Speaker 1

16:58

you, Ms.

16:58

Siddons.

16:59

Mr.

16:59

City Attorney, could you please go over the quasi-judicial procedure that will govern our public hearing today?

Speaker 4

17:04

Yes.

17:04

Thank you, Mr.

17:05

Chair.

17:06

The CRA is governed by the following rules.

17:08

It state that each applicant requesting approval, relief, or other action from the community redevelopment agency shall disclose at the commencement or continuance of the public hearing any consideration provided or committed directly or on its behalf for an agreement to support or withhold objection to the requested relief or action.

17:26

A summary of the quasi-judicial procedures governing this proceeding is attached to the agenda at the back, and a copy can be obtained from the clerk.

Speaker 1

17:35

Great.

17:35

Thank you, Mr.

17:36

Attorney.

17:37

Now, members, is the time for us to disclose any ex parte communications we may have.

17:42

I'll go first.

17:43

I had a meeting last Friday with Scott Kerner, who is the applicant with uh Alex DeAngelis, who is the architect representing the applicant, and for with Ellie Zacharite as counsel for the applicant regarding the merits of the project and our hearing today.

17:58

Why don't we move to my right, Ms.

18:00

Drucker?

Speaker 5

18:03

Good morning, everyone.

18:05

So I had an initial meeting uh March 31st of 2026 with Ellie Zacharitis and Mr.

18:10

Scott Kerner.

18:11

I had a subsequent meeting on August 21st, 26th with Ellie Zacharitis and Mr.

18:15

Kerner.

18:16

I had a brief in-person meeting with only Ellie Zacharitis on October 2nd.

18:21

Obviously, this particular project has been in the news, outlets, and there's been a couple of emails that have come from residents about the project, and all of that is on the file.

18:34

Thank you.

18:34

Thank

Speaker 1

18:34

you, Ms.

18:35

Trucker.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Downtown Planning███████████████████████████████████████████43%
Procedural████████████████████████24%
Parking Management███████████████15%
Traffic██████████10%
Public Engagement████████8%
Summary of Proceedings

Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting – October 13, 2026

The Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) met on October 13, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM at the Auditorium, 6500 N. Congress Avenue, Boca Raton. The sole substantive action was unanimous approval of CRP-25-01, an Individual Development Approval (IDA) for The Sanborn, an eight-story private club at 100 Northeast 1st Avenue. The meeting also approved prior meeting minutes; no other agenda items or reports were presented.

Minutes Approval

  • The CRA unanimously approved the minutes of its regular meeting of September 22, 2026, with no revisions.

Discussion Items

  • Quasi-judicial hearing CRP-25-01 – The Sanborn: Members disclosed ex parte communications with the applicant and counsel; Commissioner Pearlman reported none. The City Attorney reviewed quasi-judicial procedures, including applicant disclosure of any consideration.
  • Staff presentation (Senior Planner Jacob German): The 0.31-acre site (agenda lists 0.30 acres) at 100 NE 1st Ave currently holds a two-story building dated to 1948. The project would demolish it and construct an approximately 54,681 sq ft private club with an approximately 11,200 sq ft below-grade, fully automated valet parking structure containing 85 spaces. It includes a transfer of development from Downtown Subarea D to Subarea B and a use conversion in Subarea B from 31,979 sq ft of office (including 8,188 sq ft of on-site office to be demolished) to 40,453 sq ft of retail (medium), leaving about 0 sq ft of office-equivalent development in Subarea B and about 254,833 sq ft in Subarea D.
  • Parking: Staff determined 183 spaces are required under DDRI shared parking methodology (279 without sharing). The project provides 85 on-site spaces and would use off-site spaces at the nearby Oletto/Aletto project under construction about 60 feet south. Availability was described by time windows: 206 spaces weekdays 6 PM–midnight when 81 off-site spaces are required; 348 spaces weekends 9 AM–4 PM when 13 off-site spaces are required; and 212 spaces weekends 6 PM–midnight when 98 off-site spaces are required. Open space proposed is 5,549 sq ft against a 5,265 sq ft requirement. Staff recommended approval, noting the Planning and Zoning Board voted 5-0 to recommend approval on October 1, 2026; staff did not include the Community Appearance Board's suggested larger-paver condition due to maintenance, ADA, and consistency concerns.
  • Applicant presentation (Ellie Zacharitis, counsel/lobbyist): The project is an as-of-right development requiring no variances or relief. The club would include a second car elevator, emergency generator backup, 2–3 minute valet retrieval times, and uses such as spa, gym, restaurants, lounge/card room, and a roof deck; the seventh floor would be mechanical. Applicant stated there is no fixed member cap yet and parking is calculated use-by-use.
  • Commissioner discussion: Questions addressed pavers, parking agreement terms (stated to be in perpetuity and binding on successors), maximum occupancy (to be determined during construction drawings), elevator failure/backup, contingency if the Oletto garage is not built (applicant must find and obtain CRA approval for alternative parking before a certificate of occupancy), and membership size (undetermined). Vice Chair Drucker commented that downtown parking requirements are excessive and create more traffic.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • David Aver Abers indicated support by a thumbs-up without verbal remarks.
  • George Camao (1098 SW 10th Ave) expressed support for the project and downtown density, urged careful execution of the architecture, and said the club would be within walking distance of over 5,000 units; he opposed more car lanes and said density belongs downtown.
  • Dr. Brian Critchman (155 E Boca Raton Rd) raised concerns about traffic, citing JDM studies totaling 4,100 daily trips for the three adjacent projects (Aleto 2,000, Meisner Hotel 1,500, Sanborn 600) on 18-foot-wide roads. He also questioned transferring 54,000 office equivalents into Subarea B and said the area is already overbuilt.
  • Richard Warner (1322 SW 9th Terrace) was concerned, calling downtown development a jigsaw-puzzle nightmare and questioning elevator breakdown risk, open-ended membership, and private-club criteria.
  • Jeff Rosenfeld (2795 NW 29th Ave) supported the project, praised the design and underground parking with elevator redundancy, and compared the aesthetic to the Whitney in New York.

Key Outcomes

  • The CRA adopted Resolution CRP-25-01 approving The Sanborn IDA by a 5-0 vote (motion by Vice Chair Drucker, seconded; all members voted yes).
  • No resolutions or regular public hearings, no public requests, no other business/settlements, and no director, attorney, or commissioner reports were presented.
  • The meeting adjourned at 10:50 AM; a City Council workshop was scheduled to follow.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, friends. It's about that time for us to call to order our community redevelopment agency meeting. The date is October thirteenth, twenty sixteen. The time is ten AM. If everyone could please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. There are no amendments to the agenda. Very good. Moving on to our minutes. We have one set of regular minutes from our meeting on this on September 22nd, 2026. Does anybody have any revisions or corrections to the minutes? If not, I'll accept a motion and a second to approve the minutes as presented. So moved. Very good, thank you. Second. Second. Thank you, Ms. Sipple. Any further discussion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Excellent. Aye. Any no's there are not. We have no presentations on our CRA, so we can move on to quasi judicial and related public hearings. Madam Clerk, if you could please read the title of resolution number CRP-25-01. CRP 2501. Consideration of an individual development approval IDA of the Boca Ratone Community Redevelopment Agency for the Sanborne project, generally located on approximately 0.30 acres at 100 Northeast First Avenue to authorize the construction of an eight-story, approximately 54,681 square foot private club development with a two-level approximately 11,200 square foot below grade, fully automated valet parking structure with related on-site and off-site improvements, including a transfer of authorized development from downtown sub area D to downtown sub-area B, and including a conversion of uses within downtown sub-area B from 31,979 square feet of office, including 8,188 square feet of office on site to be demolished to 40,453 square feet of retail medium, resulting in approximately zero square feet of office equivalent development remaining in downtown sub area B, and approximately 254,833 square feet of office equivalent development remaining in downtown sub-area D, providing for appealer, providing an effective date. Thank you, Ms. Siddons. Mr. City Attorney, could you please go over the quasi-judicial procedure that will govern our public hearing today? Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. The CRA is governed by the following rules. It state that each applicant requesting approval, relief, or other action from the community redevelopment agency shall disclose at the commencement or continuance of the public hearing any consideration provided or committed directly or on its behalf for an agreement to support or withhold objection to the requested relief or action. A summary of the quasi-judicial procedures governing this proceeding is attached to the agenda at the back, and a copy can be obtained from the clerk. Great. Thank you, Mr. Attorney. Now, members, is the time for us to disclose any ex parte communications we may have. I'll go first. I had a meeting last Friday with Scott Kerner, who is the applicant with uh Alex DeAngelis, who is the architect representing the applicant, and for with Ellie Zacharite as counsel for the applicant regarding the merits of the project and our hearing today. Why don't we move to my right, Ms. Drucker? Good morning, everyone.

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