Renovation Projects
Milwaukee Recreation Community Center
Milwaukee Recreation is developing a new community center and renovating a new playfield in northwest Milwaukee.
This new community center and playfield project includes a significant expansion and renovation of the former Browning School building that is located at N. 76th St. and W. Silver Spring Dr. (the current Browning School is located on N. 64th St.). The 7.5-acre site includes 4.1 acres of playfield space, and is anticipated to be completed by spring 2027.
The design program and priority improvements will be informed by internal stakeholders, neighbors, and user groups via community survey, community engagement sessions, several listening sessions, and planning meetings. Planned amenities for the new community center and playfield include a gymnasium, an indoor pool, multi-purpose rooms, an elevated walking track, outdoor green space, age-appropriate playground equipment, a pump track, and so much more.
Playfield Renovation Project
In 2014, Milwaukee Recreation retained a consultant to conduct a review of the existing facilities and provide a roadmap for improvements to the playfields spanning a 10-year timeframe. The result was the Milwaukee Outdoor Recreation Facilities Master Plan.
The purpose of the planned projects is to address the community’s current and future recreational needs by upgrading 52 playfields and fieldhouses maintained by Milwaukee Recreation. These efforts will assure the highest level of service and safe utilization to users.
The 2022-23 update to the Milwaukee Recreation Equity Prioritization Matrix expanded on the 2016 model to include lessons for equitable open-space assessments from around the country, helping reveal how open space can positively support communities around Milwaukee. The updated plan continues to guide Milwaukee Recreation’s decision-making. It includes explorations of park access, the existing condition of facilities, an understanding of the people who live around our parks, and conversations about the ways that parks can positively impact individual and community health.
View this YouTube playlist to watch our ribbon-cutting ceremonies at our renovated playfield sites so far.