Page 30 - CRCCE0625

Mayor’s Message continued

I’d also like to give a shout-out to the recent TYR Pro Swim feet of Class A office space, retail, production studios, and
Series at the aquatic center. This was a great event that community training programs — and is expected to support
resulted in three world-records being set. around 1,000 new jobs.

Katie Ledecky and Gretchen Walsh broke their own world Sincerely,
records. Ledecky swam the fastest time in history in the 800m
freestyle, while Walsh set new world records in the 100 Dean Trantalis
butterfly. These achievements brought the Fort Lauderdale Mayor, City of Fort Lauderdale
Aquatic Complex to 13 world record swims in its history.
The TYR event shows how the aquatic center has come back to
the world stage in swimming and diving since the city’s major
rehabilitation of the facility with new pools and its iconic dive
tower. I expect to see an ever-increasing number of great
competitions coming to our town.
One last piece of exciting news:

Our movie studio plans continue to progress. Infinite Reality
has now partnered with Sterling Bay, to bring a 60-acre high-
tech movie and video production campus to Fort Lauderdale
by 2026.

Backed by a $3 billion investment, the project will transform
a long-vacant Superfund site into a global headquarters for
immersive media. The campus will feature 100,000 square

28

5/26/25 12:42 PM
CRCCE 0625.indd 28 5/26/25 12:42 PM
CRCCE 0625.indd 28