BOCA RATON TO BE THE ONLY PLACE IN ENTIRE THE COUNTRY WITH 2 HOUSTON’S RESTAURANTS??
Let me crow about my adopted home town Boca Raton for a moment. This is not just bias, it could be somewhat deserved as you will see. But first some background, which is interesting. Back in the day, there was a hip (if you were 40 and over) meat market type place called Wildflower on the inter-coastal at Palmetto Park Rd. and NE 5th.
This is a very prominent location since it is the entrance to the beach and there is a lot of traffic and residents in the immediate area. As things become more straight and narrow in the 90’s the City cracked down on the place and it went out of business. It is has been vacant for over 10 years. The City has tried many times to find a worthy restaurant tenant for this location, which would make it the only public waterfront dining option in over 10 miles of water front land, and it has never worked out. Well they just went through the motions again and luckily for them and the rest of Boca someone real responded.
They are called the Hillstone Group, better known to you as Houston’s Restaurant. Although it says that they are in lease negotiations, they are talking as if it is a done deal and that they will open in December 2015. If this deal happens, Boca Raton will be the only place in the U.S. that has 2 Houston’s. If you know about their Pompano location, this makes perfect sense. That location, right on the inter-coastal in Pompano Beach, is supposed to be the highest grossing location in the country. This opportunity has the same potential. There will not be enough parking (105 spaces for the restaurant and 20 for the public) and it will become a traffic nightmare but it is great news for Boca! Maybe it can even breathe some life into the rest of the retail on Palmetto Park Rd. East of Federal which has long been littered with vacancies.
Boca gives the green light for prime waterfront restaurant
Orin Rosenfeld
President
Rosenfeld Realty Advisors
9858 Glades Rd. Suite 209
Boca Raton, FL 33434
Phone: 561-756-1665
Fax: 561-470-0707
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