Residents of Boca Royale Golf & Country Club recently celebrated a ribbon cutting for a new Pineapple Paw Park in their Englewood community.

The new 30,799-square-foot dog park, designed and built by Neal Communities, is nestled amid an oak and pine canopy on Gulf View Drive, across the street from The Resort amenity center. The centrally located dog park is connected to a network of sidewalks and within easy walking distance of many of the community’s homes. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place at 9 a.m. on March 24, 2022 at the park.

The Boca Royale residents have eagerly awaited the opening of the paw park, which was identified as a future amenity by Neal Communities at the outset of the development. Four Boca Royale homeowners created an internal Pineapple Paw Park Committee and provided important feedback to Neal Communities’ engineers during the design and construction process. The committee, including Chairwoman Amy Sumners, Dee Collins, George Holzapfel and Julie Anne Lappenga, voted to name the park, “Pineapple Paw Park.”

“It means a lot to us when our community members help guide the development of the place they live,” said Pat Neal, founder and chairman of Neal Communities. “The members of the Pineapple Paw Park Committee provided our team with feedback, which lead to this important community gathering space for homeowners and their dogs.”

The park offers separate segments for small and large dogs. Each side features a Bark Park Fido & Me Fountain, a pet waste station, trash receptacles and three six-foot benches. It is now one of the many amenities within Boca Royale Golf and Country Club, which also is home to an 18-hole, par 72 golf course with a driving range, putting green, sand bunker, chipping/pitching area and Pro Shop. The community also has a tennis facility with six lighted Har-Tru clay courts. The amenity center includes a resort-style swimming pool, spa and clubroom facilities.