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Tenderloin Recreation Center Children’s Playground Improvements

Scope of Work San Francisco Recreation & Park Department (RPD), in partnership with KABOOM!, Wu Yee Children’s Services, and Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), will be making improvements to the Tenderloin Rec Center Children’s Playground.

This is a Green Schoolyard Project which will focus on delivering a nature based Children’s Play Area (CPA), Nature Exploration Area (NEA), seating areas, picnic tables, ADA improvements, reducing hardscape, tree plantings, increased planting area, and improved the irrigation system.

Background Tenderloin Rec Center Children’s Playground is in the heart of the Tenderloin community, designated by Rec Park as a priority equity zone because of the high number of households facing economic insecurity and other long-term, systemic disadvantages.

The facility is very kid-friendly, serving the community’s large and diverse population of children. Open five days a week, the rec center and adjacent playground provide a full range of fun, including tot classes, after school programs, and organized sports programs!

**** This project will cost $3.3 million. Funding for this project comes from the 2020 Health and Recovery Bond , a Cal Fire Green Schoolyard Grant and a Head Start Grant via Wu Yee Children’s Services, and Kaboom! via a 3rd party donor.

Estimated Project Schedule

Phase

Timeline

Planning

2022

Design

2024

Construction

Mid 2025

Open to the public

Mid 2026

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Contact Us

Keri Ayers

Project Manager- Capital and Planning Division keri.ayers@sfgov.org Phone: (628) 652-6642