North Shore Park Youth Center in Miami Beach getting new floors

The North Shore Park Youth Center is getting newer, greener floors.

Miami Beach’s parks department started replacing the floor surfaces Monday. The project, which will cost $80,500, is scheduled to be done by late May. The floors will be replaced with BioBased Tile, which is a non-PVC tile that contains a polymer made from rapidly renewable plant materials grown in the U.S., according to flooring manufacturer Armstrong. It is made of 85 percent North American limestone and 10 percent pre-consumer recycled limestone.

Ceramic tiles in the bathrooms will also be replaced. Continental Flooring Company is handling the project.

John Rebar, parks and recreation director, said the center’s programming will not be interrupted as the work is done. Some programs will be moved around in the building to avoid cancellations.

“We don’t expect to see any major disruptions,” he said. “Just a little bit of shuffling around.”

The center is open seven days a week for programs including preschool, ESOL classes, senior citizen programs, intramural athletics, social club, after school and summer camp programs.

This story was originally published April 8, 2015 at 5:03 PM with the headline "North Shore Park Youth Center in Miami Beach getting new floors."