Public-private partnership brings a new park to the Brickell area.

 

Miami – City of Miami Commissioner Marc D. Sarnoff is proud to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for Flatiron Park, Thursday, Sept. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at 1001 South Miami Avenue, near Mary Brickell Village. Flatiron Park is a landmark partnership between a private developer and the City of Miami to build a publicly accessible park on privately-owned land.

 

“Creating public green space is the perfect use for land that would otherwise be empty and barren,” said Commissioner Sarnoff. “We hope that Flatiron Park will be an example of what can be done with vacant land to make it more accessible to the public and raise the quality of life for our city’s neighborhoods.”

 

The park will occupy a triangle-shaped stretch of land along South Miami Avenue below S.E. 11th Street. It will be constructed at no cost to the City of Miami by Brickell Flatiron LLC and its principal, real estate developer Mallory Kauderer, who has promised to keep the park intact for the foreseeable future. Kauderer will eventually move forward with plans to erect a building on the site between S.E. 10th and 11th streets but a substantial portion south of 11th street will remain a permanent, publicly accessible park for area residents.

 

“The Open Space parks initiative created and sponsored by Commissioner Sarnoff and his staff is nothing short of brilliant,” Kauderer said. “With municipalities throughout the country battling budget shortfalls, Commissioner Sarnoff has come up with a plan that has the potential to significantly increase the amount of park space in the City of Miami with almost no cost to taxpayers.”

 

World renowned landscape architect Raymond Jungles donated his time and expertise to design the park. Jungles, whose outdoor designs can be seen throughout South Florida, said his company “is thrilled to be creating another urban space that will reintroduce nature into the built environment.”

 

Commissioner Sarnoff invites neighbors, public officials and the general public to the groundbreaking ceremony next Thursday, Sept. 29 at 10:30 a.m., at 1001 South Miami Avenue. For more information about the event or for press inquiries please contact William Plasencia at the District 2 office: wplasencia@miamigov.com or (305) 250-5331.

 

WHAT:                Groundbreaking Ceremony Flatiron Park.

 

WHEN:                Thursday, September 29, 2011 @ 10:30am.

 

WHERE:               1001 South Miami Avenue, near Mary Brickell Village.