Recycling is about to be taken to a whole new level with Tavistock’s recent announcement of the upcoming Boxi Park at Lake Nona™. This innovative park will feature an outdoor venue entirely comprised of repurposed shipping containers. The 30,000-square-foot, family- and dog-friendly outdoor district will include a mix of restaurants and bars, beach volleyball courts, and a live entertainment venue. With a variety of upcoming entertainment, ample seating, and a selection of restaurants, Boxi Park is set to add the ‘wow’ factor to the idea of Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling.

Boxi Park at Lake Nona™ will be located in the Lake Nona Town Center just south of SR 417 on Lake Nona Boulevard. This park will be an innovative feat for the East Coast of the United States, integrating restaurants, an outdoor stage, and beach volleyball to create an open-air entertainment destination built using 12 containers arranged in one- and two-story configurations. The park’s design allows guests to explore different food and beverage options layered throughout the space including ample shaded seating, playground and fenced dog park. Boxi Park’s stage will host a variety of local performers with regular programming scheduled for weekdays and weekends. The park will also include beach volleyball courts open to the public.

“A collaborative venture between our Development and Restaurant companies, Boxi Park integrates forward-thinking development with culinary innovation,” said Charles B. Lewis, Senior Managing Director of Tavistock Group. “We’re leading the way in Central Florida on trends in sustainable design while evolving the concept of food halls to create a destination-worthy attraction. We’re really looking forward to using this platform to bring fresh F&B [food and beverage] concepts to Lake Nona’s growing Town Center.”

Boxi Park is the latest addition to the 100-acre Lake Nona Town Center which recently announced Cinépolis as the anchor movie theater tenant set to open in 2020. Currently, the Town Center includes two award-winning hotels, Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine, Jacq & Jack full-service salon and barbershop, a Class-A office building, LandonHouse apartment community, and the flagship location of Drive Shack. In addition to Boxi Park, Town Center will also open Pixon, a modern apartment community, Park Pizza & Brewing Co., and the new BBA Aviation/Signature Flight Support headquarters by the end of 2018.

Boxi Park’s assortment of activities will also feature a variety of different culinary flavors and explorations, including two full-service bars serving a selection of cocktails, wine and beer garden featuring its own craft beer line. With 14 unique concepts and 100-plus locations located throughout the United States, including Canvas Restaurant & Market and Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen in Lake Nona, Tavistock Restaurant Collection will leverage its culinary expertise to showcase a mix of original concepts and innovative partnerships.

Perhaps the most unique feature of Boxi Park will be its incorporation of the classic Lake Nona geometric and colorful artwork throughout different spaces in the park and on the shipping containers themselves. These varied temporary structures throughout the park allow room for expansion as well as the ability to adapt to the ever-expanding Lake Nona Town Center. Additionally, Tavistock Development Company plans to preserve and move more than 100 trees from wetlands located on the southern border of Lake Nona. These 60-foot live oak trees will help provide shade to guests. Parking will be available through the five-story central parking structure featuring Lake Nona’s interactive landmarks, The Beacon and Code Wall, or in the adjacent lot.

“Lake Nona is about connecting people,” said Jim Zboril, President of Tavistock Development Company, developer of the innovative community. “We have worked tirelessly to create engaging opportunities for our residents, businesses, and visitors – places to connect. Boxi Park will provide a unique entertainment venue to relax, grab a beer, let the kids run around, and enjoy the sunshine. We’re very excited to bring this new concept to Central Florida.”

Boxi Park is set to open just in time for the holiday season in December of 2018. For more information about Boxi Park BoxiParkLakeNona.com or @BoxiParkLakeNona on Facebook and Instagram.