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Herz Recreation Center | Construction update November 2023

Hello neighbors! Since our last construction update in October, our contractors have completed surveying the site and installing all the necessary tree protection measures.

This month, we will be continuing to install erosion controls and clearing the site...

Herz Recreation Center | Project update October 2023

Exciting news to share. We broke ground this month on Herz Recreation Center, an all-new facility set to open in early 2025, located at the southeast corner of John McLaren Park.

Construction fences are now up around the work site, and our contractor has b...

Herz Playground Now Open! | Project update September 2023

Hello neighbors!

Following a spectacular, $3.38 million dollar renovation, we were pleased to re-open Herz Playground at the end of August. Read our press release here >>

Thank you to all of the community members who attended the ribbon cutting ceremo...

Herz Playground Now Open! | Community, City Officials Celebrate $3.38 Million Makeover

SAN FRANCISCO—Creative new play equipment for kids of all ages and a park makeover inspired by nature greeted families Thursday evening at the unveiling of the renovated Herz Playground in McLaren Park, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Depa...

Herz Playground | Reopening Celebration, August 24!

Herz Playground Ribbon Cutting Celebration

Join us to celebrate the renovation of Herz Playground.

August 24, 5 to 6 p.m.

1701 Visitacion Avenue

Refreshments | Kids Activities | Brief Speaking Program

A project of the Let'sPlaySF Initiative

Herz Rec Center | Project update August 2023

Hello neighbors! We have some excellent news to share. On June 15, our Rec and Park Commission unanimously approved a contract award to SJ Amoroso Construction Co., LLC. to construct the new Herz Rec Center. 

To get an idea of what the new Rec Cen...

Complete the McLaren Park 2020 Bond Planning priorities survey

Happy summer, McLaren Park neighbors and visitors!

We’ve created a new map-based survey to collect your thoughts on possible programming, infrastructure, and connectivity improvements in John McLaren Park.

Please take 15-20 minutes over the next s...

Herz Playground | Project update June 2023

Hi neighbors! The Herz Playground renovation is rounding the corner this summer and you can see the space is really taking shape! The new play equipment has been installed and the foundation for the climbing wall is now up. The playground surface is being...

Herz Rec Center | Project update May 2023

Hello neighbors! Bids from contractors for the construction of Herz Recreation Center opened on May 17. Rec and Park is now reviewing the bids we have received and contractor qualifications. Once that is complete, we look forward to moving into t...

Herz Recreation Center Project update | Bids open May 17

Hi Neighbors. 

Earlier this month, we held a pre-bid meeting on-site to review the scope of the Herz Recreation Center Project with potential bidders. We are looking forward to opening bids on May 17^th.

As a reminder, the bid information can be fou...

Herz Recreation Center Project update | April 2023

Herz Recreation Center is out to bid! Bids are due on May 17, 2023 at 2:30 pm PDT. 

Please see links below for more information including the pre-bid meeting, bid documents, requirements and more:

• SF City Partner
• SFPW Bid Opportunities

Alexi...

SF Rec and Park Commission Meeting at Joe Lee Rec Center | March 16 at 10 a.m.

Come meet your Recreation and Park Commissioners at our offsite Commission meeting at Joe Lee Rec Center!

March 16, 2023 | 10 a.m. | Joe Lee Recreation Center, 1598 Oakdale Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124

Agenda and meeting info can be found at sfrecpark.or...

Herz Recreation Center Project update | February 2023

Hi all, We are finalizing our bid set of documents for the Herz Recreation Center Project. We hope to advertise it to contractors in the coming weeks. We will share an update as soon as the bid solicitation is available online. Contact Project Manager, Al...

Recreation Center Project Update 1/20!

Hi everyone, We are thrilled to share that we obtained our building permit for the Herz Recreation Center Project! We are aiming to bid the project to potential contractors in February. Stay tuned for updates. We will announce once the project is advertis...

Herz Rec Project Update 12/20/22

Hi folks, We enjoyed celebrating a joint groundbreaking for the new Community Center with our project partners Mercy Housing, Related CA, the Boys & Girls Club and Wu Yee Children’s Services in early December. We are very close to finalizing...

San Francisco Breaks Ground on New Community & Recreation Center at Sunnydale Hope SF

Contact: Mayor’s Office of Communications, mayorspressoffice@sfgov.org   

San Francisco, CA — Today, Mayor London Breed joined community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Sunnydale Community Hub, a joint d...

Herz Recreation Center Update 10/26/22

Hi all- We are excited to share that the children’s playground at Herz is now in construction! The recreation center project is still moving along in the design and permitting phase. We hope to share an updated schedule soon. Please reach out to...

Herz Rec Construction Update 9/16!

Hi everyone- We are making steady progress on having our construction documents reviewed by the Department of Building Inspection and other City agencies.

Construction has begun adjacent to the park on the new Community Center, which will be home to the lo...

Herz Recreation Center Update 8/24!

Hi all- We are closing to wrapping up the permitting review through the Department of Building Inspection! Once this is finalized we will be ready to move into the bid phase.  E-mail Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward@sfgov.org for ques...

Sanjay Vora selected for the Herz Rec Center Public Art Piece!

Hi everyone- We are thrilled to share that Sanjay Vora has been selected as the artist for the public art piece at the new Herz Recreation Center! You can review his proposal under the Documents tab. Please contact Rec Park Project Manager, Alexis Ward, a...

Art finalists for Herz Rec Center!

Hi all- Thank you to those who provided input the proposed artwork for the Herz Recreation Center. Arts Commission staff will soon be making a final recommendation on the selected artist. To review the three finalists’ proposal click here. The p...

Herz Recreation Center Update 5/20!

Hi all- Thank you to those who provided input the proposed artwork for the Herz Recreation Center. The Selection Committee will be meeting in early June to review the community input and make a final recommendation to the Arts Commission. For questions on...

Herz Rec Art Proposals on Display, View them at Coffman Pool.

The Herz Recreation Center Artist Selection Panel has selected three artists to create proposals for artworks for the new Herz Recreation Center. The proposals are currently on display at Coffman Pool, 1700 Visitacion Avenue. Come visit and share your fee...

Herz Rec Center Project Update March 2022

The project team and Rec Park staff continue to finalize details in the design of the new Rec Center and outdoor spaces. We are happy to announce that the public art proposals will be on display in the lobby of Coffman Pool in April. Community feedback on...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 2/23/2022

Hi folks- We are excited to share that the Board of Supervisors approved the grant/gift acceptance of $10 million from Sunnydale LLC! This funding is essential to completion of the new Recreation Center. Our design team has submitted the project drawings ...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 1/21/22!

Hi everybody- In February, are looking forward to presenting to the Board of Supervisors for a grant/gift acceptance of $10 million for the project! Additionally, the Arts Commission will be publicly displaying three proposals from artists for the public ...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 12/17!

Hi everybody- Our project team is finalizing the structural design of the building and then we will submit for a Building Permit. The Arts Commission has selected three finalists who will create proposals for the public art piece at the new Rec Center. Th...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 11/18!

Hi all-  The Building Department has completed their Site Permit review and the permit notification has been posted at the park. The next step will be submitting additional drawings for the Building Permit. The Arts Commission team is busy as the...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 9/20!

Hi all- The Arts Commission received over 100 applications from potential artists for the public art piece at Herz Recreation Center. The Arts Commission staff will work with a selection panel to narrow down the applicants and establish a shortlist for fu...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 8/20!

Hi everybody- The architects and engineers are still hard at work finalizing the details of the building and landscape design. We are also hoping to receive our Site Permit from the Department of Building Inspection soon. Construction is still planned for...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 7/19!

Hi folks,  We continue to develop the construction documents for the new Recreation Center and the outdoor spaces. We are updating our drawings to incorporate comments from the Department of Building Inspection and our Structural Maintenance Yard...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 6/21!

Hi everybody, Our design team is working on the construction documents for the project and we are going through the permitting process with the Department of Building Inspection. Please contact Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward@sfgov.org with a...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 5/21!

Hi folks, We are performing a cost estimate for the project and then, we will begin construction documents. The project has been submitted to the Department of Building Inspection for permitting. Please contact Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 4/20!

Hi all, Thank you to all the community members who helped make this project a reality! The concept design for the new Recreation Center was approved by our Rec Park Commission in March. The architecture and engineering team is now in detailed design and t...

Herz Recreation Center Project is Going to the Commission for Approval!

Hi all, This Thursday, March 18^th at 10am, we will be presenting the Recreation Center concept plan to the Rec Park Commission for approval. The Commission agenda and call-in information can be seen here. If you are not able to call-in to the meeting, you...

News about the Herz Projects!

We are excited to share that Rec Park staff will be presenting the concept design for the Herz Playground Renovation and the concept design, grant acceptance and donor recognition plan for the Herz Playground Recreation Center to the Recreation and Park C...

Herz Rec Center Virtual Community Meeting 2/3/21

SF Rec & Park, Mercy Housing and Related CA are pleased to share the final concept plan for the Herz Recreation Center Project (com-munity gym).The discussion will include a presentation about including public art at the site and we will be sharing op...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update Dec '20

Hi folks- We are thrilled that Prop A passed! This will provide $10 million of funding towards this project. We are planning to return to the community early in 2021 for a final virtual community meeting to share the design. For questions please email Pro...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 10/29!

Hi everyone- We have been busy working with the project architects to develop the technical side of the design and begin the various regulatory reviews. We hope to return to the community soon for a final virtual community meeting to review the concept de...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update 9/18!

Hi folks- The project team has been working to incorporate all the community feedback that we heard this summer. We hope to organize a final community meeting this Fall. For questions please contact Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward@sfgov.org.

Herz Rec Center Project Update 7/27!

Hi all- Thank you so much to those who participated in our virtual community meeting! We will be uploading the design presentation and meeting notes next week. Our next step is to conduct focus groups. If you would like to included or have a suggestion fo...

Herz Recreation Center Virtual Community Meeting 7/18!

Hi everyone-

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a virtual community workshop in partnership with Mercy Housing and Related CA. The meeting will be held on Saturday, July 18 from 11am-12pm on zoom. We will be updating the community on the cu...

Herz Recreation Center Project Update!

Hi all! The Herz Recreation Center Project has been placed on the 2020 Health & Recovery Bond. The project team will be continuing to develop the design in the coming months and we are looking forward to connecting with community members to get their ...

HERZ REC CENTER PLANNING PHASE UPDATE

Hi everyone! The project team is working on developing an overall project budget. This project will be a partnership project with Mercy Housing & Related CA. We will re-engage with the community in the coming months to get additional input on the desi...

HERZ RECREATION CENTER PLANNING UPDATE

Hi everyone! Thank you to those of you who attended our community meeting on June 22nd. We continue to get valuable input from the community on the design of the new recreation center and outdoor improvements to the park. We are anticipating hosting anoth...