What is “Roosevelt Roads” and “Portal del Futuro”?
“Roosevelt Roads”: The former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads (“NSRR”) is one of the largest singularly owned coastal properties in Puerto Rico, encompassing a sweeping 8,300 acres on mainland Puerto Rico, plus two smaller islands; Isla Piñeros, and Isla Cabeza de Perro that together represent an additional approximate 350 acres. For nearly 60 years, NSRR was one of the largest naval facilities in the world, encompassing more than 100 miles of paved roads and more than 30 tenant commands. It’s 1,300 plus buildings were home to more than 7,000 military and civilian personnel. NSRR was named after the then Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who conceived the idea of a large naval facility at the location during a surveying trip to Puerto Rico in 1919. The station was first commissioned as a US Naval Operations Base in 1943. The newly constructed naval operating base was to become the keystone of the Caribbean Defense System with a well-protected anchorage, a major air
