This is SF’s New Rec Center Coming in 2025

San Francisco is getting a brand new rec center in 2025.

The Recreation and Park Department is partnering with the HOPE SF Team, including Mercy Housing and Related CA, to construct a new recreation center/gymnasium at Herz Playground, a site within John McLaren Park. The new recreation center would be designed and built to fit cohesively within the existing park landscape and “the Hub,” a new community center campus with childcare services and recreational facilities. The vision for the overall Hub is to be an inclusive, safe, friendly, family and youth-focused place for neighborhood residents and visitors.

The recreation center will feature an indoor basketball court with bleachers, a multi-purpose room, restrooms, and associated staff spaces such as offices. This facility would provide a much-needed recreation center on the south side of San Francisco, and the goal is to create a clean, safe, warm, and modern resource for all.

Read more at San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department