Vista Park opened in June 2005 as an open-air athletic park. It has 30 acres of fields next to Cypress Bay High School, plus softball diamonds, shelters and a shaded playground. The next phase is mostly built around a ceiling. The plan covers its last five acres with a 45,000-square-foot recreation center, indoor courts, a gymnasium, an indoor walking and running track, and a set of outdoor courts under a steel roof.
Across town at Weston Regional Park, a separate contract builds seven pickleball courts under a canopy. The City Commission approved both projects on the same September 28, 2026 consent agenda. Together they show where Weston is spending on recreation now. The money is going into shade and shelter from Florida's sun and afternoon storms, and the covered space comes after other work at each site is done.
The City Put the Reason in Writing
The Regional Park project page gives the City's reason for the roof:
"The demand for pickleball courts is strong, and covered courts will allow play out of the strong sun and rain."
That comes from the City of Weston's Regional Park Maintenance Yard Relocation and New Courts project page. The canopy is a prefabricated steel structure, 240 feet by 80 feet, covering 19,200 square feet of court.
Vista Park follows the same thinking. The City says the recreation center addresses "a critical shortage" of indoor recreation found in its 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan. That is a four-year-old finding, and this construction season is when the City acts on it.
At Regional Park, the Courts Come Second
Weston Regional Park already lists eight pickleball courts. The 102-acre park at 20200 Saddle Club Road is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. The seven covered courts will sit beside them, on ground the parks maintenance crew uses today. That is why the work runs in a fixed order.
The City split the project into two phases:
- A new maintenance building goes up first on a vacant patch of the park of about 28,000 square feet. The concrete building is 4,507 square feet, with a four-bay storage and warehouse area, offices, an IT room, outdoor storage and surface parking.
- The old maintenance building and yard come down once the new building is substantially complete and staff have moved in.
- The seven covered pickleball courts are built on the cleared site of the old yard.
The City says the new building replaces "the existing, deteriorated metal structure." The courts can't start until the crew has moved out of that structure. MBR Construction of Fort Lauderdale won the job with the lowest of seven qualifying bids, at $4,808,084. Justin Architects designed it. The City lists no traffic impacts for the project.
Until then, the courts and fields are the same ones regulars already use. Those are the eight pickleball courts, eight basketball courts, beach tennis, four sand volleyball courts, and the exercise path of more than 8,000 linear feet that winds through the park. Dogs are not allowed at Regional Park.
At Vista Park, the Old Playground Becomes Parking
The Vista project is the larger one. Pirtle Construction Company of Fort Lauderdale won it at $33,792,599 on September 28, 2026. WJ Architects is the consultant. The City's project page, updated October 9, 2026, lists the contract as executed, a construction start in November 2026, and completion expected in May 2028.
| Vista Park in the City's current description | Vista Park in the Phase II plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor recreation center | Not part of the park | 45,000 sq. ft. center with gymnasium, indoor courts, multipurpose rooms and an indoor walking/running track |
| Covered courts | Not on the City's amenity list | Outdoor multipurpose courts under a covered steel roof |
| Fields | 4 multipurpose fields plus softball fields | Two natural-grass soccer fields converted to artificial turf |
| Playground | Shaded playground | New shaded playground and a splash pad |
| Access | Existing lots | Added parking and a new secondary access drive to Vista Park Drive |
Parents will notice one detail in the bid documents. The contract includes demolishing the existing playground and the area next to it, then turning that space into new parking at the south lot. The replacement playground and splash pad are part of the same project. Families who use Vista's play area should plan on the playground changing location during the build.
The turf conversion is a big job by itself. The bid sheet has one line item for the artificial turf fields, walkways, fencing and shade structures, and it covers demolition, drainage, field subgrade and netting. Shade appears again here too. Even the outdoor work at Vista includes structures to block the sun. Like Regional Park, the Vista project page lists no traffic impacts.
Windmill Ranch Gets Its Own Front Door
The third project gives a park its own entrance and parking. Windmill Ranch Park sits at 2900 Bonaventure Boulevard next to Everglades Elementary. A City news release from July 30, 2026 said many residents did not realize it was a City park, because getting in and parking both meant going through school property.
Construction began September 2, 2025, and the park closed during the work. The $5,779,219 rebuild adds direct access and parking from Bonaventure Boulevard. The City's Windmill Ranch project page and the July news release list these amenities:
- A multipurpose open play field and event lawn
- An accessible playground with a shade canopy
- A sand court for beach volleyball and beach tennis
- A multicourt for basketball and pickleball
- A Bankshot family basketball area
- Exercise equipment and a shaded picnic area
- A walking path with a soft poured-in-place surface
- Restrooms and parking
The City called it "on track to be Weston's most dramatic before and after to date." The Commission's October 12, 2026 agenda included a parks maintenance contract amendment adding services for Windmill Ranch Park. When the rebuild is finished, the plan adds pickleball on the Bonaventure side of the city, on one multicourt shared with basketball.
Booking and Checking Courts While the Work Runs
With Vista's construction scheduled to start in November and Windmill Ranch under construction since September 2025, the City's Park / Field Closures page is the place to check before you drive over. The City runs it as a real-time resource for rainouts and maintenance closures. It also offers email and text alerts, a mobile app and a status line at 754-227-8999.
Groups that want a set block of court time can rent courts when leagues aren't using them. The City's field and court rental schedule has had new rates since October 1, 2026. Bookings go through the Weston Community Center at 954-389-4321.
| Private rental, without lights | Rate effective October 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Pickleball courts, set of four | $65 per hour |
| Basketball or sand court | $50 per hour |
| Artificial turf rink | $60 per hour |
| Athletic park artificial turf field | $80 per hour |
| Sports field lighting fee | $20 per hour |
The Holiday Concert Moves to Regional Park
Regional Park also gets more foot traffic this season. The City's free Symphony in the Park: Holiday Favorites is set for Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. on the Regional Park event stage at 20200 Saddle Club Road. The City's event listing marks it as a new location. The South Florida Symphony performs. The concert is presented by the City of Weston and the Weston Music Society with The Arts Council of Greater Weston. Seating is limited, so the City suggests bringing lawn chairs or blankets for the lawn in front of the stage.
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