Miami Approves $5 Million Kirk Munroe Park and Fuller Street Upgrade in Coconut Grove

The City of Miami has approved final design plans for a $5 million improvement project covering Kirk Munroe Park and Fuller Street in Coconut Grove. The work is a public-private partnership: the city is contributing $3 million from its Capital Improvements Plan under District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo's initiative, while Allen Morris Co. is adding $2 million in public benefit contributions and will act as development manager for design, permitting and construction.

Portuondo Perotti Architects leads the architecture and Naturalficial handles landscape design. Planned upgrades include refurbished tennis courts, two new tennis shelters, a hitting wall, a playground, an outdoor fitness area, an ornamental pavilion, a large lawn, and a flexible gathering space for community events. The plan also calls for more than 100 new native trees, buried power lines, better lighting and accessibility, and a curbless, pedestrian-oriented redesign of Fuller Street that protects mature roots and keeps storefront access open.

Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2027, with completion expected in the first quarter of 2028. The park will stay publicly owned and operated by the city.

For developers and financiers, the project illustrates how Miami is pairing capital budget dollars with developer public benefit contributions to fund neighborhood amenities, a model that may apply to nearby projects in Coconut Grove.