Old Floresta, a city historic district begun by Addison Mizner in 1925, is in ZIP code 33486 and mostly zoned for Addison Mizner School, an A school.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the City of Boca Raton’s historic preservation page and Old Floresta design guidelines (PDF), Palm Beach County’s subdivision plat layer, the city’s address points and parks layer, the School District of Palm Beach County’s attendance boundaries, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, Zillow Research and OpenStreetMap.
Old Floresta is one of two local historic districts the City of Boca Raton lists on its historic preservation page; the other is Pearl City. It sits west of downtown, between Palmetto Park Road and Glades Road.
What this means for you
- Zoned high school: Boca Raton Community High for every address, an A school in Florida’s 2026 grades. Check yours with the district’s Find My School map.
- Home value: $758,118 in ZIP code 33486 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Nearest I-95 exit: exit 44, Palmetto Park Road, or exit 45, Glades Road, each about 1.5 miles by road.
Part of our Boca Raton neighborhoods guide.
The history
According to the city’s design guidelines for the district (PDF), architect Addison Mizner began building Old Floresta in 1925, at the height of the Florida land boom. He planned about 100 houses in 10 designs in his Spanish style, but only the first 29 were finished before the Mizner company went bankrupt. Hermann V. von Holst and Fred C. Aiken of Chicago bought the subdivision and kept to the Mediterranean Revival style; von Holst gave it the name Floresta.
The city designated Old Floresta a historic district in 1990. Two Mizner houses in it, on Alamanda Street and Hibiscus Street, are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where it is
On this page the area is the Floresta Addition to Boca Raton as Palm Beach County’s plat layer maps it: eight pieces adding up to about 87 acres. It runs from Palmetto Park Road north toward Glades Road, between about NW Ninth Avenue and Cardinal Avenue in the west and NW Fifth Avenue in the east. The historic district itself is drawn on the city’s resource map, linked from the historic preservation page.
The city’s address data has about 106 addresses inside the plat, 95 of them single-family homes. Almost all, 97%, are in ZIP code 33486; a few on the edges are in 33431 and 33432.
Schools
How the plat’s addresses fall in the School District of Palm Beach County’s attendance boundary layers (elementary for 2026-27, middle and high for 2025-26), with each school’s 2026 grade from the Florida Department of Education:
| Level | School | Share of addresses | 2026 grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary to grade 8 | Addison Mizner School, 199 SW 12th Ave. (report card) | 92% | A (84%) |
| Elementary | J.C. Mitchell Elementary, 2470 NW Fifth Ave. (report card) | 7% | B (61%) |
| Middle | Boca Raton Community Middle, 1251 NW Eighth St. (report card) | 100% | A (69%) |
| High | Boca Raton Community High, 1501 NW 15th Court (report card) | 100% | A (73%) |
The percentage after each grade is the share of possible points the school earned. Addison Mizner School runs from pre-K through eighth grade, according to the federal school directory. Because the area is split, check an address with the district’s Find My School map. More in our schools guide.
Home values
The typical home value in ZIP code 33486 was $758,118 in August 2026, up 6.4% from $712,394 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price, and it covers the whole ZIP code. Zillow’s citywide Boca Raton figure was $576,824, up 3.7%. More in our home prices guide.
Parks and trails
From the city’s parks layer:
- J. Patrick Lynch Golden Fig Park, on NW Seventh Street at the edge of the area, with a playground and picnic tables.
- Palmetto Dune Park, 601 W. Palmetto Park Road, on the south edge.
- Memorial Park, 150 NW Crawford Blvd., about a third of a mile east, with a playground, 10 lighted tennis courts and a community center.
- George Snow Park, with a nature trail, and Serenoa Glade Preserve, both listed at 1101 15th St., less than half a mile away.
More in our parks and trails guide.
Getting around
- I-95: exit 44, Palmetto Park Road, and exit 45, Glades Road, are each about 1.5 miles by road, according to FDOT’s exit list.
- Florida’s Turnpike: exit 75, Glades Road, about 4.8 miles.
- City Hall: about 1.8 miles.
- Airports: about 24.3 miles to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International and about 26.6 miles to Palm Beach International.
- These are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network, measured with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
- Bus: Palm Tran routes 91 (Glades Road) and 92 (Palmetto Park Road) run along the area’s north and south edges, according to the routes as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
More in our getting around guide.
Groceries and everyday stores
From OpenStreetMap:
- CVS Pharmacy, 686 Glades Road, on the north edge
- Publix, 1339 W. Palmetto Park Road, about half a mile west
Changing a historic house
The city’s historic preservation page takes applications for a certificate of appropriateness through its Boca eHub site and links the district’s design guidelines and resource map. Historic preservation staff can be reached at 561-393-7789.
How we drew this area
This page uses the eight Floresta Addition to Boca Raton pieces in Palm Beach County’s plat layer. Address counts come from the city’s address points inside them, matched to the district’s boundary layers on Oct. 8, 2026. Store and road locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Frequently asked questions
What is Old Floresta in Boca Raton?
A neighborhood that architect Addison Mizner began building in 1925, according to the city. Only 29 houses were finished before his company went bankrupt, and the city designated Old Floresta a historic district in 1990.
What schools serve Old Floresta?
In the School District of Palm Beach County’s boundary layers, 92% of addresses in the Floresta plat are zoned for Addison Mizner School and 7% for J.C. Mitchell Elementary; all are zoned for Boca Raton Community Middle and Boca Raton Community High.
What ZIP code is Old Floresta in?
Almost all of it is in 33486. Zillow put the typical home value in that ZIP code at $758,118 in August 2026, up 6.4% on the year; the figure covers the whole ZIP code.
Who do I ask about changing a house in Old Floresta?
The city’s historic preservation staff, at 561-393-7789. The city takes applications for a certificate of appropriateness through its Boca eHub site, and publishes design guidelines for the district.
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