Hyatt plans to bring a 200-room hotel to downtown Boca Raton near the Mizner Park shopping center and Sanborn Square park.

A development application filed with the city Tuesday proposes to build a 13-story hotel, parking garage and 8,000-square-foot restaurant at the southeast corner of Federal Highway and Palmetto Park Road, within the city’s Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency boundaries.

The nearest hotel in the area is the Boca Raton Resort and Club, but Hyatt Place is a brand for business travelers and families with more modest budgets. It will be perched in the middle of the downtown shopping and entertainment area.

“A lot of regulars come to Mizner and Royal Palm Place. This opens up a whole new tourism opportunity for Downtown Boca,” Downtown CRA manager Ruby Childers said. “This would certainly bring a whole new level of visitors to downtown.”


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This could certainly help spark a renewed interest in the downtown area of Boca Raton.