BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Construction is now officially underway on Link at Boca, an eight-story, mixed-use, transit-oriented development planned immediately adjacent to the Boca Raton Tri-Rail station near Yamato Road and I-95.
Project partners announced they have “officially broken ground” on the development, describing it as a milestone in efforts to expand connectivity and redevelop publicly owned station-area land into a walkable district centered around transit. The project sits at the Boca Raton station, one of Tri-Rail’s key stops in Palm Beach County, and is intended to reshape how the station area functions beyond a traditional commuter park-and-ride.
Link at Boca is being delivered through a public-private partnership involving the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, the public agency behind Tri-Rail commuter rail service, and a development team led by 13th Floor Investments and Rockpoint. The project has been framed by the partners as a station-area redevelopment that pairs housing, retail, and pedestrian-oriented design directly with rail access.
Plans call for 340 residential units in an eight-story building, along with approximately 24,000 square feet of lifestyle-oriented retail space. The retail component has been positioned as a street-level set of storefronts aimed at daily use by residents, Tri-Rail riders, and the surrounding community, with the goal of creating activity around the station throughout the day rather than only during commuting peaks.
Earlier project details previously described a significant parking component as part of how the site would function for both the development and the station. Those plans included a 650-space parking garage intended to serve residents, retail visitors, and Tri-Rail users, reflecting the site’s dual role as a transportation hub and a new neighborhood-scale destination.
The project has been moving toward this start point for months, with Boca Post previously reporting that a February construction start was expected after the joint venture secured financing. The development was supported by a $100 million construction loan from Santander Bank, a milestone the development team previously tied to moving into a roughly two-year construction cycle. Prior estimates described construction at about 24 months.
For residents, the immediate impact is straightforward: a highly visible construction site next to a major public transportation facility in one of Boca Raton’s busiest corridors. The station area sits near the Yamato Road interchange with I-95, a location that already sees heavy daily traffic, and the development is expected to bring extended site activity as construction progresses from early groundwork into vertical building.
“Great to break ground on Link at Boca Raton, a public-private partnership that connects our community,” Mayor Scott Singer said. “Convenient transit connections make it easier for employers to attract talent and for employees to get to work. Projects like this help City of Boca Raton, FL continue to thrive as a destination for innovation and investment.”
Over the longer term, the project partners have described the goal as changing the experience of the station area itself, with a more pedestrian-friendly layout and a mix of uses tied into rail service. Earlier descriptions of the design concept called for features like wide sidewalks, bike connections, landscaped courtyards, tree canopy elements, and plaza-style spaces intended to create a place people pass through and also spend time in.
Retail leasing is expected to continue in parallel with construction, with the future tenant mix likely shaping what the station area feels like once the project opens. Prior project information described the retail bays as ranging from smaller storefronts into larger spaces, with a focus on food and beverage, wellness, and other lifestyle-oriented tenants, including concepts with outdoor seating tied into a plaza and promenade-style setting.
Authority and responsibility for the project sits in the structure of the partnership. The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority controls the station-adjacent public land and selected 13th Floor Investments through an RFP process to lease and redevelop the site, with Rockpoint as part of the development team. Boca Raton’s local government role intersects through the project’s location, visibility, and the broader station-area impacts, including how the site connects into city streets and surrounding neighborhoods.
What happens next is what residents will see in real time: continued site work, the start of vertical construction, and ongoing leasing activity for the retail component as the project takes shape. The timeline previously described for a roughly two-year build now moves from planning into execution, with the final pace and milestones likely becoming clearer as construction advances.
Boca Post will continue tracking the construction timeline and the public-private partnership elements tied to the station property as the project moves forward.
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