The skate park at Palmetto Bay Park is getting wider quarter-pipes, a new stair-set and a repositioned hangout zone after residents told the village exactly what they wanted during two community meetings in November and December 2025.

The Village of Palmetto Bay published its official project page on Friday, July 31, detailing the full scope of the renovation now underway at 17535 S.W. 95th Ave. The park closed Wednesday, July 29, and construction is expected to take about three months, weather permitting, with a late-October reopening target.

What's changing in the redesign

Platform Group, a skatepark design-build firm the Village Council approved on June 2, 2025, held a community input meeting on November 6, 2025, at Palmetto Bay Park. A second session followed on December 10, 2025. The feedback reshaped the design in several concrete ways:

  • More space: Wider quarter-pipes and decks give skaters additional room to ride.
  • Chill area moved closer: The seating and spectator zone shifts nearer to the skating action.
  • New stair-set: Slight elevation adjustments made room for a small stair-set that wasn't in the original park.
  • Old features repurposed: An existing hip and rainbow rail stay in the new layout as a nod to the park's history.

The village's project page called that last detail one of the most notable aspects of the redesign.

Timeline and cost

The project moved through three phases: data collection and conceptual design from August through December 2025, construction documents and permitting from January through June 2026, and construction from July through December 2026. A $19,500 design-phase payment to Platform Group LLC appeared in the village's January 9, 2026, check register, according to the February 2026 Village Manager Report. The full construction cost has not been publicly disclosed.

Earlier manager reports estimated completion as early as July 2026, then August 2026. The current project page lists the construction window running through December 2026, though the village's closure notice targets a late-October reopening.

How the community shaped it

Platform Group wrote in a December 11, 2025, blog post that the skateboarding community made its voice heard at the November input meeting and that both the village and the firm responded to what they heard. The firm has built skateparks across Florida, including in Ocala and Marathon.

Residents can track progress at palmettobay-fl.gov/1734.