Friday, February 4, 2011

Grand Central Park Funding Authorized Florida’s First Instant Park on former Miami Arena site

Grand Central Park Funding Authorized Florida’s First Instant Park on former Miami Arena site

Omni Park West Redevelopment Association Inc's Grand Central Park Project is approved for funding by the City of Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to become Florida’s first Instant Park located on the former site of the Miami Arena.
Rendering of Grand Central Park Miami Site Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release)Feb 04, 2011 – Grand Central Park Set for Approval of Florida’s First Instant Park Brad Knoefler, Director of Omni Park West Redevelopment Association Inc. (OPWRA) a 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation in Miami, Florida is pleased to announce Florida’s first Instant Park has been authorized for funding.  Ground breaking ceremonies will take place in the coming weeks.

Miami - Omni Park West Redevelopment Association Inc, a Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation, in Miami, Florida is on the City of Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) agenda for final vote to fund Grand Central Park to be Florida’s first Instant Park located in Downtown Miami, on the former site of the Miami Arena.

Grand Central Park will be built in 30 days according to OPWRA’s Architectural plan, leading the movement of rapid deployment multi-use recreational facilities for temporary and permanent use across the State of Florida.  

OPWRA is community based not-for-profit group Directed by Bradley Knoefler, consisting of grass-roots volunteers and a citizen board of directors.  Walter Meyer, the Owner of Local Office Landscape, a Landscape Architecture firm located in Brooklyn, New York designed the Instant Park concept, which OPWRA will erect on 5 acres of Downtown Miami urban blight.

OPWRA is seeking out “members of the community looking to hold events catering to the downtown Miami residents”.  City of Miami District 5 Commissioner Richard P. Dunn II told the Miami Herald, "It's a win-win situation for the CRA, for the City (of Miami)".

Grand Central Park will provide needed green space and recreational area for thousands of new Downtown Miami residents.   The park will exist for a minimum period of 3 years, while the final status of the former Miami Arena site is determined.

“Grand Central Park is submitting City of Miami permit applications this week and hopes to be functioning 30 calendar days from the green light to build” says OPWRA Director, Bradley Knofler, “We hope that Grand Central Park will serve as a model for converting blighted lots into active green spaces which communities need.”

For questions and further information, please visit www.grandcentralpark.org or contact Bradley Knoefler directly at 305.814.6219 or gcparkmiami@gmail.com or follow the Grand Central Park twitter account @gcparkmiami

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Omni Park West Redevelopment Association is a not for profit community organization with a citizen board of directors located in Downtown Miami

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