They’re not making any more land, as the saying goes, especially not in South Florida. This reality has left developers and builders scrambling to come up with ways to make the most out of tight sites. Suffolk Construction found an answer right at its feet: Create more space out of the available real estate by heading underground.
At the Royal Palm Residences, Suffolk crews are building three nine-story towers with a total of 48 custom condominium units in downtown Boca Raton. The 1.6-acre site on the corner of Palmetto and Southeast Fifth Avenue offers close proximity to parks and the beach, but not a lot of room for parking. So future residents will park in a 27-ft-deep underground garage spanning all three buildings, constructed by Keller.