Ballard Playground Athletic Field Improvements

Fall 2024

The construction at Ballard Field started in August and the Contractor is A-1 Landscaping and Construction. We are experiencing a delay due to unforeseen site conditions and design conflicts. This has pushed the substantial completion date to February 2025. The field will remain closed until spring 2025 for grass establishment as originally planned.

Construction Impact:

• The entire field will be closed during construction, including exterior women's/men's restrooms, backstops/bleachers area, walkways, drinking fountain, and the table tennis area.
• The parking lot was partially closed for accessibility improvements and is now completed and open.
• The exterior space near the south building entrance is now fenced off for paving and drainage work in this area. Outdoor preschool space is available through the south entrance or walkway near the exterior women's/men's restrooms behind the community center building. 

Both the community center and the play area will remain open during the construction. 

Seattle Parks and Recreation is renovating the Ballard Playfield. Improvements include: 

• Replacing existing fields with new synthetic turf baseball infields
• Replanting outfield athletic field turf
• Retrofit, repair, and renovate existing field facilities including under-drainage, irrigation, and asphalt paving
• New concrete for accessible pathways
• Modify the existing parking lot to meet accessibility standards
• Add stormwater filtration system and bio-retention planter
• Modify existing stormwater drainage