Altered Boca project irritates unit owners
EDEN OF BOCA RATON CONDOMINIUM NO. ONE ASSOCIATION, INC.

Article Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post

By GRETEL SARMIENTO

Published April 22, 2008 

BOCA RATON — A word can make a big difference in how a project gets approved in this city. That's why the modified plan that Eden developer Ceebraid-Signal submitted Friday is raising eyebrows. It speaks of 248 multifamily age-restricted units, but makes no mention of assisted-living units.

A preliminary plan Ceebraid-Signal submitted in December called for 86 assisted-living units and 193 independent-living units for the Eden at 300 W. Palmetto Park Road.

Councilwoman Susan Haynie brought up the alteration at the city workshop Monday. If the project calls for an age-restricted rental community, the plan may require only a planning and zoning board vote, not city council approval, Haynie said. That's because the project originally was a rental community.

For residents, however, that means fewer chances to voice their opinions.

"This has the appearance of being improper. It should be done in a setting that will allow unit owners to speak their mind," said attorney Steven Platzek, who represents several of them.

The change is nothing compared with the metamorphosis Eden unit owners have witnessed since they bought their units more than four years ago.

Nothing remains of the luxurious condominium promised to them, because that project wasn't completed.

Any changes to the project other than what was offered to unit owners would hurt them, Platzek said.

"It really doesn't matter at this point how much the plan changes," Platzek said. "They will fight any changes."

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