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OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 Press Release
Melissa Berthier, Email: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
Matt Kenny, Email: mattkenny@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2022
Ribbon-Cutting for Resilient New Park at 600 Alton Road
— The city’s newest amenity features a 25,000-gallon underground cistern
to collect rainwater —
Miami Beach, FL – Join the City of Miami Beach and luxury residential development Five Park
for a celebratory ribbon-cutting event to welcome a sprawling 3-acre resilient park at 600 Alton
Rd on Monday, May 16 at 4 p.m. This important addition is set to transform the South Beach
experience and connect neighboring communities in a way that’s never been done before.
“Instead of a massive wall of rental units, we now have this exquisite greenspace in a
neighborhood where no one has a backyard,” said City of Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber.
“This park will quickly become a welcomed amenity for nearby residents and a favorite
gathering spot for our entire community.”
As part of the celebration, attendees will have the opportunity to explore all the park has to
offer, including an outdoor gym, dog park, public art sculpture by Miami-based artist Mark
Handforth and a whimsical playground designed by MONSTRUM. Additionally, guests can
marvel at the park’s lush landscaping, canopies of native and exotic trees and hundreds of
vibrant orchids planted as part of The One Million Orchid Project in partnership with the
National Orchid Garden and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Once visitors have thoroughly
explored the amenity, they can enjoy light bites from Bodega, a sweet treat from Santos
Churros as well as local, organic dog treats from Bowie Bites for their four-legged friends.
Aside from being a central gathering space, the yet-to-be named park at 600 Alton Rd.
addresses a variety of sustainability issues on Miami Beach. With nearly 40 different plant and
tree species throughout, the park plays an important environmental role to balance
ecosystems, mitigate soil erosion, decrease urban heating effects, provide habitats for
threatened animals and protect watersheds from destructive floods with a newly built bioswale.
The park was developed by TCH 500 Alton, LLC, a partnership between two of Miami Beach’s
deepest-rooted real estate developers: David Martin and Russell Galbut. The development
team, which is also behind the neighboring Five Park residential tower, constructed and
donated the park to the City of Miami Beach’s Parks & Recreation Department as a gift to the
community’s residents and visitors.
“The park will be a gateway for the City of Miami Beach, a destination for visitors, and an
everyday amenity for residents, so we’ve taken the time to assemble a team of visionaries who
have led some of the most transformational projects in the world,” said developer Russell
Galbut of TCH 500 Alton, LLC. “We’ve created a vibrant community asset that brings people
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together while providing a design experience that rivals public spaces in the world’s greatest
cities.”
“The park was designed with beautiful aesthetics in mind but also serves a broader
environmental purpose,” said developer David Martin of TCH 500 Alton, LLC. “Its innovative
sustainability and resiliency attributes will benefit not only the future residents of the adjacent
Five Park tower, but also the entire surrounding neighborhood.”
WHAT: Resilient new park at 600 Alton Rd.
WHEN: Monday, May 16, 2022 at 4 p.m.
WHERE: 600 Alton Rd.
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