Huizenga Park
Reimagined
Introducing Huizenga Park: DowntownFTL's signature gathering space! Exquisitely designed, safe, and comfortable, Huizenga Park is a space for everyone, forever.
Decades in the Making: Huizenga Park's Evolution
Huizenga Park was built by the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority more than 25 years ago to attract residents and visitors to the urban core. Downtown’s recent emergence as a dynamic metropolitan center created the need to reinvest in this signature public space.
The park commemorates prominent Fort Lauderdale entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga, founder of three Fortune 500 companies and owner of three South Florida sports teams. The Huizenga Family’s impact on the growth of DowntownFTL and long-standing legacy of philanthropy is unmatched.
1970s
The DDA purchased the land for Huizenga Plaza in the 1970s as part of a larger land acquisition effort to revitalize Downtown Fort Lauderdale by bringing civic and cultural amenities to the urban core.
Coming Soon to Huizenga Park
Civic Lawn
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Spirit of
Fort Lauderdale Fountain
A gift from
The Huizenga Family
The Nook
A gift from
The Beth and Philip Rielly Family
Las Olas Plaza
A gift from
Moss Foundation
Poppy's Play Patch
A gift from
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
New River Landing
A gift from
AutoNation, Inc.
Riverwalk Terrace
A gift from
The Motwani Family
River View
A gift from
Olya, Nikita and Jim Ellis
Liberty Circle
A gift from
Rita and Rick Case Automotive
Park Pavilion
A gift from
The Stiles Family