Garfield Super Block - Play Area, Promenade & Restroom Renovation
Updated: July 30, 2026
Summer 2026
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is pleased to announce that construction is progressing at the Garfield Super Block (GSB) with A-1 Landscaping and Construction as the General Contractor.
The community-initiated Garfield Super Block Project will enhance the Central Area's premier community gathering place with a new restroom building, renovated playground, basketball courts alongside existing tennis courts, SPR's first official parkour space, an accessible 0.34-mile walking loop, a new accessible ramp at the southeast corner, a nature play pocket, a climate-adaptive garden, and updated plantings and site lighting throughout.
The new synthetic turf infield is already complete.
Construction fencing is in place around the playfield with openings to maintain access. Playfields are open for permitted play only.
Other exciting scope elements that will be included in this project are the Garfield Playfields G3 Conversion.
Did you know the park will be home to some amazing artwork via a separate capital campaign? Learn more about the new art coming to Garfield Superblock, and how you can donate here: https://www.garfieldsuperblock.org/art-at-gsb
Project Map
Image Description: Map showing the Garfield Superblock with 5 work zones and 8 locations for public art. Existing building locations are marked. Work zones, clockwise from the top of the image (north side of the park adjacent to the Cherry Street parking lot):
- Work Zone for Play Area and Restroom, located between Garfield Community Center to the west and the Multi-Use Courts to the east.
- Playfield-G3. The ballfield located to the northeast corner of the park, across the walkway from the Multi-Use Courts.
- East Side Pathways, running north-south between the ballfields and 25th Ave.
- Playfield-G1. Located to the southwest corner of the ballfields, next to the Teen Life Center (to the south) and Medgar Evers Pool (to the southwest)
- West Side Pathways, serving Playfield-G1, and including the terrace and ramps that connect to 23rd Ave and in front of Medgar Evers Pool.
Schedule
Design, Permitting & Bidding: 2023 - Summer 2025
Construction Begins: Fall 2025
- Playfield G1: Spring 2026 (completed ahead of schedule)
- West Side Pathways: Fall 2026 (anticipated ahead of schedule)
- East Side Pathways: Fall 2026 (anticipated ahead of schedule)
- Play Area and Restroom: Early 2027 (anticipated on schedule)
- Playfield G3 Softball: Fall 2027 (separate contract and subject to favorable Bids)
Location
Garfield Playfield Campus, 537 25th Ave, 98122
Budget
The total project budget is $11,061,000. This project has been made possible through the Seattle Parks District Fund, various grants and in partnership with the Garfield Super Block Coalition and their successful fundraising efforts. Funding sources include:
Recreation and Conservation Office Grants
- 1.9 million - National Park Service LWCF Legacy Program
- $248,000 - Planning for Recreation Access
Washington State Department of Commerce
- $2.9 million - Department of Commerce Local Community Projects
King County:
- $209,000 - Healthy Communities & Park Fund
- $800,000 - Parks Capital & Open Space
City of Seattle
- $4.83 Million - Seattle Parks and Recreation (Park District Fund, REET I, II, and Metropolitan Park District Equity Fund)
- $500,000 - Seattle Public Schools 2022 Levy
Thank you to all of our funders!
Project Description
The community-initiated Garfield Super Block Project will enhance the Central Area's premier community gathering place with a new restroom building, renovated playground, basketball courts alongside existing tennis courts, SPR's first official parkour space, an accessible 0.34-mile walking loop, a new accessible ramp at the southeast corner, a nature play pocket, a climate-adaptive garden, and updated plantings and site lighting throughout.
We anticipate construction to run from Fall 2025 through Early 2027. SPR and the contractor will work to minimize neighborhood impacts and maintain access for scheduled field users (softball, baseball, little league, and soccer) as best we can. Please note that spectator seating may be limited during practices and competitions. Thank you for your patience as we make these improvements to the park.
Community Participation
Thank you to everyone who participated in the community engagement process! Please follow this page for construction and completion updates.