Project Updates
Herz Recreation Center | Construction update January 2024
Since our last update in November, demolition, excavation, and site work has wrapped up. Contractors are now working on preparing the footings for the future building structure…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgSouth Sunset Clubhouse | Project Update January 2024
Our community open house in November at South Sunset Clubhouse was a big success. Over 40 community members attended the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgFillmore Turk Mini Park | Project update January 2024
As we shared in our December update, the Fillmore Turk Mini Park renovation is now complete! Thank you for your support throughout construction. This will be…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGolden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden Bookstore | Project update January 2024
We received the permit from the Department of Building Inspection and the project is getting prepared to go out to bid. Rec & Park will be performing work on a new accessible ramp and deck at the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgFillmore Turk Mini Park | Mayor Breed Celebrates the Reopening of Fillmore Turk Mini Park
Mayor London N. Breed, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, community organizations, and Fillmore neighborhood families kicked off the holiday season on December 15 with the reopening of the Fillmore Turk Mini Park…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgJapantown Peace Plaza Renovation | Construction contract awarded!
Recreation and Park Commission awarded the construction contract for Japantown Peace Plaza Renovation to Plant Construction on December 21, 2023. Thank you to the Japantown Task Force Executive Members that voiced their…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgSilver Terrace Playground Renovation | Community Meeting: Saturday, January 20, 10 am to noon
Join us for a community meeting about the upcoming renovation of Silver Terrace Playground! SF Rec & Park, in partnership with KABOOM!, will be renovating…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgEsprit Park | Construction update, December 2023
We have received two large deliveries of trees this month, last week and this week. Our hearty landscape architects, Rec and Park operations team, resident engineer, and landscape subcontractor worked to unload and…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBuchanan Street Mall | 2023: Community Building Before Park Building
Tremendous thanks to everyone who has participated in community gatherings, events, focus groups, and surveys in 2023! The Fillmore Community showed up, shared honestly and…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgStern Grove Playground Renovation | Project update, December 2023
We have officially published the bid documents for the Stern Grove Playground Renovation. We held an on-site meeting with…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgLake Merced | Construction update, December 2023
Construction is wrapping up on the improvements near the John Muir Parking Lot area. The site furnishings should be delivered and installed soon, and the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgShelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park | Board of Supervisors Vote to Make Promenade Permanent
The Shelley Promenade in McLaren Park is now a permanent pedestrian promenade after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors signed the conversion into law on October 24. This nearly half-mile stretch of…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBuchanan Street Mall | End-of-year Community Gathering, Thursday, December 14
In 2023 Rec and Park and core partners hosted twelve gatherings in the Fillmore Community, with a focus on community-building, equity, and healing. The Park Improvement Equity Action Initiative has led to the development of…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGolden Gate Park - Golf Clubhouse project | Construction update December 2023
Construction on the Golf Clubhouse experienced delays this fall related to supply chain issues that slowed down the delivery of some necessary building materials. This has pushed back our expected completion date for the project to February 2024…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgFillmore Turk Mini Park | Reopening Celebration on December 15!
Join Mayor London Breed, CHARM SF and key community leaders for a holiday event celebrating the reopening of Fillmore Turk Mini Park (Fillmore and Turk streets) on Friday, December 15, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event will feature…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgMcLaren Park – Yosemite Creek | Project updates December 2023
Rec and Park, in partnership with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), is “daylighting” the historic Yosemite Creek in McLaren Park. “Daylighting” is the process of uncovering and restoring a natural creek that was enclosed in…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgPortsmouth Square | Project update, December 2023
On October 19, 2023, San Francisco residents learned more about the Arts and Interpretative Program for the upcoming Portsmouth Square project. We got valuable insight and feedback from…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGolden Gate Park - 9th and Lincoln Gateway | Project update Nov-Dec 2023
We anticipate that construction will begin in January on 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park. No construction is planned for December 2023. The construction contract commenced in…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgCrocker Amazon Soccer Fields | Construction updates Nov-Dec 2023
Our contractors are working to complete the Geneva parking lot expansion and installation of the new rain garden at Crocker Amazon. Sidewalk repair and other paving improvements will require…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGolden Gate Park - Middle Lake | Construction update Nov-Dec 2023
Construction is moving swiftly at Middle Lake. Much of the soils are prepped and the contractor has begun laying out planting. You will start to see…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgJFK Promenade | Construction work now complete! (street striping removal)
We have completed the removal of outdated street striping (painted lines) from portions of JFK Promenade from Kezar Drive to Transverse Drive. Check out the video…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgHerz Playground | Project update Nov-Dec 2023 | Restrooms open and all construction now complete
The Herz Playground renovation is now all complete! All restrooms are now open and available, and all of the new picnic tables, partitions, and permanent fencing have also been installed. Thank you for…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgRichmond Playground | Construction update, Nov-Dec 2023 | Richmond Playground Renovation Begins!
We’re excited to share that the Richmond Playground renovation has begun! The project will include new furnishings, upgrades to the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgJackson Playground | Project update, Nov-Dec 2023
On November 11, 2023, over 100 San Francisco residents joined SF Recreation and Park department and the Friends of Jackson Park at a public community meeting in the historic…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGene Friend Rec Center | Project update, November 2023
We’re getting excited to break ground on the new Gene Friend Rec Center in the early part of next year. The old Rec Center’s last day of operation will be December 21, 2023.
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