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Gulf Building Corp. Completes Major Sports Complex for the City of Miramar, Florida; Facilities Include World Class Running Track

Posted on: Thursday, 12 February 2009, 16:35 CST

MIRAMAR, Fla., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulf Building Corp. has completed the construction of the city's new $14 million Ansin Sports Complex, a 24-acre park featuring a state-of-the-art Super X Mondo running track identical to the 2008 Olympic track in Beijing, and also a 5,000-square-foot all inclusive playground that was sponsored by the Children's Services Council of Broward County.

The Sports Complex will open to the public on Feb. 14 with a ribbon cutting, followed by a torch run.

The running track is IAAF certified (International Association of Athletic Federations) and capable of hosting national and international competition. The park, at 10801 Miramar Blvd., also includes outdoor basketball, netball courts with lights and a cricket practice area. In addition to the outdoor amenities, the 10,000-square-foot Ansin Sports Community Center will have a computer lab, recreation room, game room, men's and women's locker room, concession stand, offices and a second floor press area that overlooks the track.

"We are very pleased to be part of bringing this great sports and recreational complex to the residents of Miramar," said John Scherer, Gulf Partner and Vice President of Construction. "The City of Miramar has served its people well by providing a complex that its families will enjoy for decades to come."

The Ansin Sports Complex is the second large public facility the company has completed in recent months, including its design and construction of the new 50,000-square-foot, $16 million Public Safety Complex at the Big Cypress Seminole Community.

Founded in 1990, the Fort Lauderdale-based Gulf Building Corp. offers a full range of construction services including architecture, general contracting, construction management and interior design. Its portfolio includes new construction and renovation in the hotel, medical, office, educational, residential industrial and governmental sectors.

Some of the company's best known projects include the Seminole Hard Rock Casinos in Tampa and Hollywood, Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, Hawk's Cay Resort in the Florida Keys, Hyatt Key West, the Key West Golf Club, the Hyatt Vacation Club in the Keys, the Magnolia Street and Malloy Townhomes in Delray Beach, the Weston Medical Suites, Roosevelt Gardens in Key West and Panther Trace in Tampa.

For more information on Gulf Building Corp. visit www.gulfbuildingcorp.com or call 954.492.9191.

Media Contact: Kevin Boyd 954-288-9509

SOURCE Gulf Building Corp.

Source: PR Newswire

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