As part of a citywide effort to renovate and construct recreation centers and public parks, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation, is adapting the old Birney Elementary School to house an improved Barry Farm Recreation Center. Amenities within the new facility include an 8,000 sf gym. 

Development Partners

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, District Department of Parks and Recreation, District of Columbia Housing Enterprise, and Banneker Ventures and Regan Associates.

Location

Sumner Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE (Ward 8)

Next Steps

• Community Engagement
• Architect Selection
• Solicitation for Pre-Construction Services

• Project Area:   
• Development Cost : TBD
• Expected Completion: 3rd Quarter, 2011

• The community benefits with the use of new and modernized recreational facilities.

• Preserves and enhances open space