Have you seen the new Serino Park? You’ll be delighted to see the new improvements to this local park in our south area, a project funded by the Margate CRA and unveiled on September 2. And don’t forget that you can still apply for a Property Improvement Grant Program from the MCRA if your property is within the district’s boundaries. We want to help you restore, renovate, and improve your property—more details on these two projects are below.

Tommy Ruzzano, MCRA Board Chair

After approximately $2 million in renovations funded by the MCRA, the City of Margate has unveiled a new Serino Park, 5600 SW 8th Court. Stop by this local park to enjoy the new playground with safety surfacing, a fitness court, covered picnic tables and park benches, landscaping upgrades, decorative up-lighting, and other site improvements. 

If you have a residential or commercial property located within the boundaries of the Margate CRA, you are eligible to apply for the MCRA Property Improvement Program Grant. The CRA has approved $2 million to be distributed for eligible commercial and single-family, condominium, and multi-family properties. 

To see if your property is eligible for this grant, click here.

For additional grant information, click here.

The City of Margate earned first place in the 2023 Civic Experience Award for its new Property Improvement Grant Program (PIP). The Civic Experience Awards recognize local governments working hard to improve civic experiences in ways that create greater resident satisfaction and safer, cleaner, and more profitable communities. The grant has been offered for citywide properties and for those located within the MCRA district. 

The crowds love the bands that come to play at our monthly Sounds of Sundown on the first Saturday of the month, another project funded by the Margate CRA. On October 7, we’re presenting Reaxtion Band, and on November 4, come watch Big City Dogs play at the Margate Sports Complex, 1695 Banks Road, from 5-9 p.m. 

Bones Bait and Tackle

2426 N. State Road 7

Margate

Caprichito Bakery

230 N. State Road 7

Margate

Que Perros

2147 N. State Road 7

Margate

Antonio V. Arserio, FRA-RP

Board Member

• Cale Curtis, Executive Director
• Larry Vignola, Assistant Executive Director
• Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, Attorney