(Miami, Florida)—City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and City Manager Joe Arriola, joined by, Joseph C. Cerrone III, President and Mike Rozos, Vice President, Recreational Design and Construction, Inc., a youth soccer league, civic leaders and local neighbors celebrated the groundbreaking of the Little Haiti Park Project—Soccer and Recreation Center. The anticipated site will be located at 6301 NE 2 Avenue, Miami, Florida.

“The Little Haiti Park Project will finally provide residents with the opportunity to enjoy a park right in their backyard,” states City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz. “This project will enhance Little Haiti’s rich culture and will allow children to play soccer or any other activity that may be of interest at a facility in their very own neighborhood.”

The Little Haiti Park Project will be built in two phases and aims to bring a first class recreational, social and sports complex with a Caribbean flavor to suit the expectations of the majority of the Haitian community in this area.

The scope of work encompasses one FIFA regulation soccer field, one practice soccer field, 10 station fitness trail, sports lighting, fixed bleachers with restrooms, concession and field storage areas below the bleachers, toddler playground and splash park, with open picnic shelters, open domino park shelters and a field maintenance building. The Recreation Center will be 6,000 sq. ft. of space that will include an aerobics room, arts & crafts room, a multi purpose room, the area NET office and an exercise room. A 4,000 sq. ft. area includes the park offices, multi-purpose spaces, storage areas and mechanical rooms. The entire project is ADA compliant and will have a parking area with over 200 parking spaces.

The cost of construction has been estimated at 6 million dollars and the funding source is Homeland Defense Neighborhood Improvement Bond Dollars.

For more information, please call the Department of Capital Improvements, Danette Perez at (305) 416-1286 or Zimri Prendes at (305) 416-1284.