General Building and Recreation Center Rehabilitation

Folwell Recreation Center: updated flooring, cabinets, and countertops installed in the two kitchens and arts & crafts room.

A Baker’s Dozen And Counting! Major Updates at MPRB Recreation Centers

During its first five years the NPP20 initiative has funded roof replacements, restroom overhauls, and/or other major renovations at 13 recreation centers: Audubon, Bryant, Farview, Fuller, Kenwood, Logan, Lyndale Farmstead, Luxton, Matthews, Painter, Phillips and Whittier.

This is in addition to dozens of other recreation centers seeing other ongoing, NPP20-funded repairs and upgrades, ranging from furnace replacements to lighting to accessibility improvements. At this rate, every recreation center in the neighborhood park system should see renovations or upgrades during the two decades of NPP20 funding.

Logan Recreation Center Updates

Thanks to NPP20 rehabilitation funding, the Logan Recreation Center has been undergoing a range of repairs, replacements and upgrades over the past year and a half, with work done by MPRB Trades staff and contractors.

Similar to Farview Recreation Center, the whole benefit of this the extensive slate of improvements at Logan is much greater than the sum of its parts. The recreation center improvements, expected to wrap up in 2021 or winter 2022, include:

• Roof replaced in 2020
• Interior renovations to both large and small kitchens and the art room: kitchen appliances, countertops, cabinetry and flooring, plus upgraded plumbing
• Major lounge/lobby renovation with new flooring and central reception desk; in the works are furniture, carpets, foosball and bumper pool tables and program screens (to highlight programs, activities, schedules, etc.)
• Gym renovations: ceiling repairs, lighting; clean/wax floor and striping for pickle ball. Logan recreation center lobby

Lyndale Farmstead Recreation Center

A building-wide range of repairs, rehabilitation work and improvements for this recreation center was announced in August 2019, and the center closed for construction from September 2019 through April 2020.

Work included:

• Addition of air conditioning
• New furnaces
• Restroom accessibility updates
• Other accessibility updates and improvements
• New meeting room / building addition (funded in part by the East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood Association)
• Lobby and reception desk modifications
• Additional repairs and updates

Painter Recreation Center

A building-wide range of repairs, rehabilitation work and improvements for this recreation center was announced in summer 2019, and the center closed for construction from October 2018 through April 2019.

Work included:

• Addition of air conditioning, along with replacement of furnaces
• Restroom accessibility updates
• Other accessibility updates and improvements, per ADA design guidelines and MPRB’s ADA Action Plan
• Lobby, reception desk and public meeting room modifications
• Additional repairs and updates

Bossen Field Park Building
Work on a range of repairs and upgrades should be completed by the end of the month. These include repairs to the building exterior, accessibility improvements to the restrooms and the addition of a new, single-use accessible restroom. Security improvements include upgraded lighting and the addition of cameras and a keyless door entry system.

The final element for this project involves the water line to the building, which requires full replacement despite multiple repairs in recent years, due to ongoing deterioration. With bidding and contracting through the Target Market Program occuring this month, the goal is to have a contractor complete the replacement this fall.

Painter Recreation Center
This location closes in late October for a major rehabilitation project. Upgrades and improvements to be made are noted in signs used for an open-house event, which were left up afterward to inform recreation center users. It’s hoped that they will also build anticipation for the center’s re-opening, currently planned for February 2019.

Kenwood Recreation Center
During its building-wide rehabilitation this summer, floors, ceilings and lighting were replaced due to asbestos abatement. A new staff desk and automated entry make the center more accessible to everyone; and the kitchen has a fully functional sink, thanks to the long-needed replacement of a collapsed underground pipe.

Project: building rehabilitation projects at three recreation centers
Announced: February 14, 2018

Three recreation centers will undergo major rehabilitation work to repair or replace aging, obsolete and failed building components. The projects range from roof and drain-pipe replacement to electrical and HVAC work, and require partial or full closure of the buildings during the summer. This is the first in a series of rehabilitation projects at neighborhood park buildings, funded by the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan (NPP20).

Whittier Recreation Center

Scheduled project dates and scope: June 8 to August 31, 2018
Roof replacement for the recreation center gym

How it affects the recreation center and the park:

• The gym will be closed.
• The wading pool and playground, located near the gym, will be closed for safety reasons.
• Mueller Park and Bryant Square Park are recommended nearby locations for wading pools and playgrounds.
• The rest of the recreation center and the park will be open.

Kenwood Community Center

Scheduled project dates and scope: June 11 to August 30, 2018
Repair of collapsed drain pipes and flooring throughout the building; additional building work for energy efficiency and accessibility

How it affects the recreation center and the park:

• The gym and the park will be open.
• The rest of the recreation center building will be closed

Fuller Recreation Center

Scheduled project dates and scope: July 5 to September 30, 2018
Repairs and rehabilitation of the electrical and HVAC systems

How it affects the recreation center and the park:

• The entire recreation center building will be closed.
• The fall Rec Plus session will begin in a portable classroom on the site, and move to the recreation center when it re-opens.
• The wading pool will open as scheduled and operate for as long as possible, but will close when electrical work begins.
• The rest of the park will be open.