Mayor Bowser to Break Ground on Fort Davis Community Center and Park

(Washington, DC) – On Wednesday, July 23 at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will be joined by District leaders and community members to break ground on the new Fort Davis Community Center. The $27.5 million project will encompass a new 28,960-square-foot community center and improvements to the surrounding 4.6-acre park site in Ward 7.

The new Fort Davis Community Center will replace the existing recreation center located on the same site, offering a modernized and updated space with a wide range of amenities and activities. The new facility will include a fitness center, a full indoor basketball court, an elevated indoor walking track, a commercial kitchen, multipurpose rooms, a game lounge, and a dance studio. The park site will be improved with resurfaced tennis courts, a basketball court expanded to regulation size, an updated picnic pavilion, a new entry plaza with public art, an extended playground, and improved landscaping.

This project builds on Mayor Bowser’s dedication to delivering world-class parks and recreation centers for DC residents of all ages. Over the past decade, the Bowser Administration has invested over $540 million into recreation centers, pools, and playground renovations. Other recent projects include breaking ground on a new Fort Lincoln Recreation Center and Early Childhood Education Center, and opening the new Reservoir Park Recreation Center and Aquatic Center and 6.2-acre park at the long-vacant former McMillan Sand Filtration Site, which opened last year.

When:
Wednesday, July 23 at 11 am  

Who:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Councilmember Wendell Felder, Ward 7
Delano Hunter, Director, Department of General Services
Thennie Freeman, Director, Department of Parks and Recreation
 
Where:
Fort Davis Community Center
1400 41st Street SE
*Closest Bus Routes: C23, C37*
*Closest Bikeshare: 41st St & Alabama Ave SE* 
 

Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected]. 
 
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