Coconut Grove Approves $5 Million Makeover for Kirk Munroe Park and Fuller

• Miami commissioners have approved a $5 million public-space improvement project covering Kirk Munroe Park and Fuller Street in Coconut Grove.
• Allen Morris Company, developer of the adjacent Ziggurat, is contributing $2 million and will oversee construction, while the city is providing $3 million.
• The upgrades will add a new children's play area, pavilion, great lawn, improved tennis facilities, landscaping, pedestrian upgrades, and drainage improvements.

What the $5 Million Makeover Will Change

Coconut Grove is moving ahead with a major upgrade to Kirk Munroe Park and Fuller Street, two public spaces next to the Ziggurat mixed-use development on Grand Avenue.

Miami commissioners approved the final design in June following several rounds of input from residents, business owners, local organizations, and the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District. The project is intended to make the area more walkable while adding new recreational and gathering spaces.

What Is Planned for Kirk Munroe Park

The park will receive improvements to its existing tennis facilities, including resurfaced and restriped courts, new fencing, and upgrades to the tennis center and hitting wall.

The redesign will also introduce a children's play area, pavilion, and great lawn, along with new landscaping, water features, decorative perimeter fencing, and wood decking beneath the park's signature banyan tree.

The improvements are designed to preserve the park's existing recreational role while giving families and other visitors more places to gather and spend time outdoors.

What Is Planned for Fuller Street

The Fuller Street portion of the project will run between Main Highway and Grand Avenue, creating a more pedestrian-friendly connection alongside Ziggurat.

Plans call for decorative pavers, specimen trees, landscaping, signage, road reconstruction, and drainage improvements. The goal is to create a more finished streetscape that connects the park, surrounding businesses, and the new development.

What Ziggurat Brings to the Area

The public-space improvements are being developed alongside Ziggurat, Allen Morris Company's mixed-use project at 3101 Grand Ave. The 1.7-acre development includes approximately 100,000 square feet of office space, 19 luxury condominium residences, roughly 40,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, and a rooftop restaurant and landscaped courtyard.

Allen Morris Company agreed to contribute $2 million toward the public improvements as part of its development agreement with the city. The company will also manage construction and cover cost overruns beyond the $5 million project budget, according to the agreement described in the source article.

What This Means for Coconut Grove

The project shows how new private development can contribute directly to improvements in surrounding public infrastructure and open space. With Ziggurat under construction, the park and Fuller Street upgrades could help create a stronger connection between the new development and Coconut Grove's established neighborhood fabric.

For local property owners and investors, the improvements could also strengthen the pedestrian environment around Grand Avenue and support the area's ongoing evolution as a mixed-use destination.

What Comes Next

The city has approved the final design, while the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District still needs to provide final approval for the Fuller Street improvements.

Allen Morris Company has previously said construction of the park and streetscape improvements is expected to begin next summer, allowing the public upgrades to progress alongside construction of Ziggurat.