On Monday, Orange County Mayor, Rich Crotty and Commissioners Scott Boyd, Mildred Fernandez, Linda Stewart, and Bill Segal, along with Orlando Magic Chief Operating Officer Alex Martins, celebrated the groundbreaking of five community gyms at South Econ Community Park.
The community gyms, officially known as the The Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Centers include a 24,398 square foot building at each of five locations.
The community gyms are being donated and built by the Orlando Magic, while Orange County will operate and maintain the centers.
Within each building is a gymnasium, cardio and weight rooms, a game room, and a divisible multi-purpose room which can be utilized for meetings, social functions or small group classes. The facilities also include locker-rooms, concession areas and office space for the operations staff.
Exterior Entry
The entry/lobby area is a vibrant space with an eye-pleasing assortment of colors and textures and serves as the spine which links all other adjacent spaces. This space contains prominent placement of logos for the facility sponsors, artwork custom designed by local and regional artists to reflect the dynamic facility and the surrounding neighborhood of each, and flat screen televisions which can be used for entertainment, education or advertisement.
OCOM Gym rendering
The gymnasium is the primary function space for each facility and can be utilized for both half and full court basketball as well as volleyball.
Entry looking toward weight room
The Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Centers are a design-build effort between Orlando Magic partners Turner Construction Company, SC Advisors and SchenkelShultz Architecture.
In gyms will be constructed in the following order:
South Econ Community Park
3800 South Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, Florida 32829
Goldenrod Park
4863 North Goldenrod Road
Winter Park, Florida 32792
Meadow Woods Park
1751 Rhode Island Woods Circle
Orlando, Florida 32824
Silver Star Community Park
7875 Silver Star Road
Orlando, Florida 32818
Mildred Dixon Community Park
303 S. West Crown Point Road
Winter Garden, Florida 34787
EDITOR’s NOTE:
This newspaper tried to obtain more information as to the likely dates for construction of the gyms and the level of investment, but was unsuccessful.
