Commercial Stucco Repair in Boca Raton

Boca Raton was the first city in Palm Beach County to enact mandatory building recertification requirements after the Surfside collapse, passing Ordinance 5589 in August 2021. The program requires threshold buildings, those over three stories or 50 feet, or with large assembly occupancies, that are 30 years or older to undergo structural and electrical inspection, then repeat the process every 10 years. When structural inspections cite facade stucco failure, spalling, or delamination, the building owner must submit a repair plan to the City of Boca Raton, complete the repairs, and provide documented completion for the citation to close. Stucco failure is one of the most commonly cited facade deficiencies in these inspections. The 242 buildings in Boca Raton's initial Ordinance 5589 scope were prioritized starting from the barrier island and moving westward, which means many of them are now in or past their initial inspection and within a recertification cycle.

The specification differs in two important ways. First, the material compatibility requirement: Mizner-influenced and architecturally protected commercial facades in the Mizner Park district require Jahn mortar repair, applying a standard modern polymer-modified mortar to a Mizner-character stucco facade compromises the finish profile and may trigger design review issues with the City. Second, the coastal exposure specification: Federal Highway and Intracoastal-adjacent commercial buildings in east Boca Raton face salt-air chloride exposure that requires mortar chloride diffusion resistance data as part of the specification. Inland Broken Sound and Boca Center buildings face a UV and thermal cycling failure profile instead, and the specification shifts accordingly.

Targeted commercial facade stucco repair, crack injection, delamination repair on a single elevation, or EIFS restoration on a single wall face, typically completes in one to ten days of phased work, with tenant operations continuing on adjacent phases. Full facade stucco removal and three-coat re-application across a multi-story commercial building in Boca Raton typically takes two to six weeks, depending on the building scale and the cure times required between coats. For Ordinance 5589 properties, the documentation package is prepared concurrently and delivered with the completed scope for immediate repair plan submission to the City.

The deficiency report requires a repair plan submission to the City of Boca Raton specifying how the cited stucco failure will be addressed, by whom, and with what materials. The plan must include the contractor's credentials and the material data sheets for the specified repair system. Once the repairs are completed, a completion documentation package, including photographs, material batch records, and workmanship warranty, is submitted to close the citation. Anthony Pennacchi & Sons manages the full sequence: on-site assessment of the deficiency, written fixed-price proposal, Ordinance 5589-ready material specification documentation, phased execution to minimize tenant disruption, and full completion package for City submission.

Yes. Florida law requires a licensed contractor for commercial stucco repair and installation. Boca Raton's Ordinance 5589 repair plan submissions specifically require contractor credentials as part of the documentation. Work performed by an unlicensed contractor may not be accepted by the City's building department and will not satisfy the Ordinance 5589 compliance requirement. Anthony Pennacchi & Sons is fully licensed and insured in Florida on every commercial stucco repair scope we deliver.

Call (561) 475-0775 to schedule an on-site assessment at your Boca Raton commercial property. We inspect every facade elevation, perform tap-test delamination mapping, review any Ordinance 5589 deficiency reports alongside our findings, and deliver a written fixed-price proposal with Ordinance 5589-ready documentation. There is no obligation to proceed. Anthony Pennacchi & Sons 2875 South Ocean Blvd., Suite 200-18, Palm Beach, FL (561) 475-0775