This $21 million investment at Vare Recreation Center offers:

• A new, 18,700 square foot recreation center on track to receive a LEED Silver certification complete with:
  • 7,000 square foot indoor basketball gymnasium with spectator seating
  • 4,900 square foot gymnastics gym equipped with brand new athletic equipment
  • 900-square-foot multipurpose room that can be converted into two classrooms
  • A computer lab equipped with high-speed fiber optic internet, and an adjacent pantry for storage
  • A centrally located administrative space, providing staff with visibility and easy access to the entire building.
  • New bathrooms with indoor and outdoor access
• Two new outdoor basketball courts
• A 1,500-square-foot outdoor plaza and performance space
• A new sprayground
• 6,000 square foot playground designed with play structures for children of all ages
• Site furnishings, including a variety of benches, game tables, ping pong tables, outdoor hydration stations, trash receptacles, accessible picnic tables, and shade trees
• New exterior lighting
• New exterior site and building security camera system
• Newly planted trees and landscaping to enhance the outdoor environment
• A synthetic turf field, funded with support from the Philadelphia Eagles

Watch the highlights from the ribbon cutting!

Project management

Make the World Better led this project.