Puryear Park Renovations include Painting Exterior Walls & More Parking

St. Petersburg/December 24, 2025:  Renovations have been ongoing at Puryear Park, but not actually inside the cancha itself.  The exterior walls of the jai-alai court have been repainted with a fresh coat of Evergreen paint.  Patching was also done on the walls and on the flooring surface where major holes had been developing.  The outside of the court looks brand new and looks great. 

If you have ever come to the court and try to play or just visit on Saturday mornings, you likely experienced a major parking issue.  With anywhere from 12-16 jai-alai players showing up along with a half dozen or so of our season ticket holders, along with hundreds of soccer players with parents and friends showing up  on the two soccer fields that make up part of Puryear Park, nearby parking can be troublesome.    

As we reported several months ago, the house nearest the park, and adjacent to the parking lot behind our court, was going to be torn done and paved for much needed additional parking.  The house had been flooded in the hurricane that made landfall 165 miles away.  The owners had balked at selling the house to the city until he realized that the value of the house had fallen over 25% due to damage and decided it was time to move on.  The permitting and environmental process had been going on for the past several months.  The house was torn down and contents removed in a one-day period a couple of weeks ago.         

It is unknown how many extra parking spaces will be available to the public at this time.