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Herz Playground | Project update Nov-Dec 2023 | Restrooms open and all construction now complete

Hello neighbors! 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 your support throughout construction...

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 Playground | Project update May 2023

If you have driven down Visitacion Avenue this week, you may have noticed the large towers erected at the Herz Playground construction site. The playground equipment is being installed! The tallest tower is the basis of equipment for age 5-12, in which tw...

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 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 clubhouse, restrooms, and site drainage are in, and the rough plumbing for the restroom renovation is complete. As we uncover old plumb...

Herz Playground – Construction Demolition Almost Complete!

Treaty Construction is busy at work with their backhoe! Demolition is nearly complete at Herz Playground. At least 75% of materials being disposed of are sorted, reused, or recycled in compliance with San Francisco’s Recovery Plan. The playgroun...

Herz Playground Groundbreaking Celebration October 24th!

Save the date! Please join, Monday, October 24 from 4:30-5:30, in celebration of the much-anticipated renovation of Herz Playground. Come share a memory and look forward to the revitalization of the neighborhood park. The builders are set to mobi...

Contract Awarded for Herz Playground Construction

On August 18, 2022, Commission approved that Treaty Construction be awarded the contract to renovate Herz Playground. Not only was Treaty the lowest, responsive bidder, we’ve had great success working with them in the past. Treaty Construction h...

Bids received for Herz Playground Construction!

Hi everybody- We have great news to share- we received 7 bids on the Herz Playground Renovation Project! We are currently identifying the lowest, responsive bidder. We plan to present the contract award for construction to the Recreation and Park Departme...

Contractor bids are due on Wednesday, May 25! for Herz Playground!

Hi all- We nearing the end of our advertisement period for Herz Playground! Contractor bids are due on Wednesday, May 25! We will update everyone on our schedule and the start of construction once bids are received. For questions on the project, please re...

Herz Playground Project is going out to bid!

Hi everyone- We will be advertising the Herz Playground Renovation Project this week. Please see below for a link to the bid documents. 

Public Works Bid Opportunities

City Partner

Contact Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward@sfgov.org with ...

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 for permitting by April. Please contact Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward@sfg...

Herz Playground Project Update 2/23/2022

Hi folks- We have our final set of drawings and specifications ready for bidding! We are coordinating with the Public Works Contract Preparation group to advertise the project to potential contractors. We will also be taking the project to the Department ...

Herz Playground Project Update 1/22!

Hi everybody- We are putting the final touches on our permit set of drawings and we are planning to advertise the project to contractors in February. Stay tuned for more updates! Please e-mail Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward@sfgov.org with qu...

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. We hope to advertise the project to contractors early in 2022. Please e-mail Project Manager, Alexis Wa...

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. We will also be conducting a final cost estimate for the project. Please e-mail Project Manager, Alexis Ward, a...

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. We aim to get permits through the Building Department in November. For questions please contact Project Manag...

Herz Playground Project Update 8/20!

Hi folks- The landscape architect is developing the construction documents for the project. We are sharing the drawings with our Structural Maintenance team to ensure that the new playground is beautiful, fun and maintainable by our staff!  For q...

Herz Playground Project Update 7/19!

Hi everybody, We are continuing work on the construction documents for the project. We are happy to share that we will be including an ADA accessible swing in the younger children’s playground. Other playground elements include bucket swings, be...

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. For questions please contact Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward@sfgov.org.

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. Later this summer we will begin construction documents. For questions please contact Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at...

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. The project’s concept design has been approved by our Commission. Now, the project team i...

Herz Playground Project is Going Before the Commission for Approval!!

Hi all, This Thursday, March 18^th at 10am, we will be presenting the playground 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 can em...

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 Playground Project Update 1/22!

Hi everyone, We are very close to finalizing our concept plan based on feedback from the Historic Preservation team at the Planning Department. We will be sharing the concept plan on our website and we are planning to present it to the Rec Park Commission...

Herz Playground Project Update Dec '20

Hi everyone, We are working with the Historic Preservation team at the Planning Department to review the playground design. Once this is complete, we will present the design to the Rec Park Commission for approval and then begin construction documents. To...

Herz Playground Project Update 10/29!

Thank you so much to those who joined us for our final community meeting. To see the presentation please see our project webpage under Documents & Materials tab or click here. We also passed an important milestone, which was presenting the project to ...

Herz Playground Project Final Community Meeting!

Since we cannot meet in person, join us virtually via Zoom. Please help us spread the word that there will be Chinese and Spanish translation available.

Time: Oct 13, 2020 06:30 PM 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://sfrpd.zoom.us/j/98363855194

Meeting ID: 98...

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. We are also starting to plan a virtual community workshop for October. To receive notifications about the meeting please e-mail Pro...

Herz Playground Project Update 8/21!

Hi all- Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our online survey! We had a great response with over 150+ respondents. The Parks Alliance will be helping to raffle off the Safeway gift card to one lucky participant! The next step will be for the...

Herz Rec Center Project Update 8/21!

Hi everyone! Thanks to those who participated in our focus group meetings. We have uploaded the presentation on our website under the Documents tab. The next step is for the project team to continue work on the design of the building and park. We will ret...

Herz Playground Project Survey Still Open!

Hi everyone- We have had a great response to our survey and we are going to keep it open a little longer to make sure all neighbors have a chance to participate!

Click here to take the survey in English: Herz Survey

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Take a Brief Survey to Help Us with the Herz Playground Renovation!

Hi everyone-

During these times of civil unrest, we hope that parks can provide essential spaces for gathering, recreating and connecting to nature. We would like to hear from you, the community in Visitacion Valley and Sunnydale, to make sure we are build...

Herz Playground Project Update 5/22

Hi everyone-

We are putting finishing touches on our playground survey and getting it translated into multiple languages.

Check back soon for a link to the survey or email Project Manager, Alexis Ward, at alexis.ward@sfgov.org to receive project updates.

Tha...

Herz Playground Project Update 4/17

Hi all- The project team is has developed three different options for the large play structures. We will be presenting this information to the community in an online survey, which we will share in the coming weeks. To receive notifications about upcoming ...

HERZ PLAYGROUND

Hi everyone- The project team is refining the draft concept plan for the playground and getting a preliminary concept estimate done. We are looking forward to going back to the community with the overall design and options for different play equipment. To...

HERZ- CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND RENOVATION

Hi folks- Rec Park is working with our project landscape architect to consolidate the community feedback into one design for the playground renovation. Once this is complete, we will hold an additional community meeting to confirm that we are on the right...

HERZ PLAYGROUND- WORKING ON THE CONCEPT DESIGN

Hi everyone, Thank you so much to those who have provided feedback on our different design options for the Herz Playground Renovation. The design team has incorporated the feedback into one overall design for the site. We will continue to do additional ou...