By Southwester Staff
On November 14, a community meeting led by representatives of DC Parks and Recreation and the District’s Department of General Services provided an update on changes coming soon to Jefferson Athletic Field at 720 9th Street, SW.
The project includes conversion of the existing grass field into a multipurpose, synthetic turf field to improve usability and field conditions. The field will be striped so it can be used as a 70-yard football field and soccer field for players under 12. It will include new goals and goalposts, new netting and new fencing. The adjacent baseball field will receive new bases and new wood in the dugouts. A new orientation of hard courts will provide four pickleball courts and one resurfaced tennis court, with new netting, fencing and lighting.
The original project budget of $1.5 million was matched by a grant from the Land & Water Conservation Fund for a total budget of $3 million. Permitting will take place in Spring 2025, and approximately six months of construction is expected in Fall 2025. For more information, visit dgs.dc.gov/page/jefferson-athletic-field-replacement.