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Background
The renovation of the children’s play area at Herz Playground within John McLaren Park is part of the Let’sPlaySF! Initiative, a partnership between the Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Parks Alliance that seeks to inspire creativity and play throughout the City. In the coming years, 13 playgrounds prioritized for improvement by a citizen task force will be reimagined and redesigned for this and future generations of San Francisco’s children.
Scope of Work
The proposed project includes a complete renovation of the toddler and school-aged children’s play areas at Herz Playground. The new play areas will have all-new play equipment and surfacing. Additional site improvements will include new:
- Benches
- Fencing
- Landscaping
- Pathways
- Picnic Tables
Additionally, the restrooms at Herz Clubhouse will be brought into current code compliance and receive cosmetic upgrades.
Funding
Funding comes from multiple sources including: $1,195,000 SF General Fund, $1,169,109 Parks Alliances, $310,000 IPIC, $$825,892 2012 Bond, and $80,000 Forestry 2012 Bond, for a total of $3,580,000.
Project Schedule
Phase | Timeline |
Planning | Fall 2018 |
Design | Spring 2021 |
Construction | Fall 2022 - Summer 2023 |
Open to the public | Summer 2023 |
Project Updates
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Herz Playground – Construction Update | March 2023
Even with these heavy winter rains, we continue to make progress at Herz Playground. The new sewer lines that serve the Read on... -
Herz Playground – Construction Demolition Almost Complete!
Treaty Construction is busy at work with their backhoe! Demolition is nearly complete at Herz Playground. . . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Groundbreaking Celebration October 24th!
Save the date! Please join, Monday, October 24 from 4:30-5:30 . . . Read on... -
Contract Awarded for Herz Playground Construction
On August 18, 2022, Commission approved that Treaty Construction be awarded the contract to renovate Herz Playground. . . . Read on... -
Bids received for Herz Playground Construction!
Hi everybody- We have great news to share- we received 7 bids on the Herz Playground Renovation Project! Read on... -
Contractor bids are due on Wednesday, May 25! for Herz Playground!
Hi all- We nearing the end of our advertisement period for Herz Playground! . . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project is going out to bid!
Hi everyone- We will be advertising the Herz Playground Renovation Project this week. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update March 2022
We have finalized structural engineering for the playground equipment and we aim to bring the construction documents to the Department of Building Inspection Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 2/23/2022
We have our final set of drawings and specifications ready for bidding Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 1/22!
We are putting the final touches on our permit set of drawings and we are planning to advertise the project to contractors in February. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 12/17!
Hi everybody- We have wrapped up our permit set of drawings and the next step is to have the drawings reviewed by the Building Department for approval. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 11/18!
Hi everybody- We are putting the finishing touches on the permit set of drawings, which we will submit to the Building Department for approval. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 9/20!
Hi everybody- We are getting close to wrapping up our construction document for the new playground and the bathroom renovation at Herz Clubhouse. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 8/20!
The landscape architect is developing the construction documents for the project. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 7/19!
Hi everybody, We are continuing work on the construction documents for the project. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 6/21!
Hi all, We are wrapping up our cost estimating and we will be moving into construction documents for the playground renovation. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 5/21!
Hi all, Our design has completed the detailed design phase and we are currently cost estimating the project and doing regulatory reviews. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update4/20!
Hi everyone, Thank you so much for your support at the Recreation and Park Commission and for participating in all our community outreach for this project. Read on... -
Herz Playground Project is Going Before the Commission for Approval!!
Hi all, This Thursday, March 18th at 10am, we will be presenting the playground concept plan to the Rec Park Commission . . . Read on... -
News about the Herz Projects!
We are excited to share that Rec Park staff will be presenting the . . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 1/22!
Hi everyone, We are very close to finalizing our concept plan . . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update Dec '20
We are working with the Historic Preservation team at the Planning Department to review the playground design Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 10/29!
Thank you so much to those who joined us for our final community meeting. Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Final Community Meeting!
Join us to see the updated design for Herz. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 9/18!
Hi all- Our project designers have been updating the playground design to reflect the survey results on the play equipment Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 8/21!
Hi all- Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our online survey! Read on... -
Herz Rec Center Project Update 8/21!
Hi everyone! Thanks to those who participated in our focus group meetings. . . Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Survey Still Open!
We have had a great response to our survey and we are going to keep it open a little longer . . . Read on... -
Take a Brief Survey to Help Us with the Herz Playground Renovation!
During these times of civil unrest, we hope that parks can provide essential spaces for gathering, recreating and connecting to nature. Read on... -
Herz Playground Project Update 5/22
We are putting finishing touches on our playground survey and getting it translated into multiple languages. Read on... -
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HERZ PLAYGROUND
The project team is refining the draft concept plan for the playground and getting a preliminary concept estimate done Read on... -
HERZ- CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND RENOVATION
Rec Park is working with our project landscape architect to consolidate the community feedback into one design for the playground renovation Read on... -
HERZ PLAYGROUND- WORKING ON THE CONCEPT DESIGN
Thank you so much to those who have provided feedback on our different design options for the Herz Playground Renovation Read on...
Project Details
Commission Materials
- Rec Park Commission staff report - contract award, August 3, 2022 (PDF)
- Rec Park Commission staff report - conceptual design, March 18, 2021 (PDF)
Community Meetings - Notes and Presentations
- Herz Playground Community Meeting #4, September 29, 2022 (PDF)
- Herz Playground Community Meeting #3, October 13, 2020 (PDF)
- Herz Playground Community Meeting #2, August 17, 2019 (PDF)
- Herz Playground Community Meeting #2, August 17, 2019 (PDF)
- Herz Playground Community Meeting #1, June 22, 2019 (PDF)
- Herz Playground Community Meeting #1, June 22, 2019 (PDF)
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Keri Ayers
Project Manager- Capital and Planning DivisionPhone: (628) 652-6642