Golden Gate Recreation Center

Year completed: 2016

The project landscape improvements include a community gathering space, 2 play areas with play equipment, hard court play areas, entry plaza, parking and landscaping with irrigation surrounding the newly constructed Recreation Center.

ReScape Score

96

Address: 1075 62nd St, Oakland CA

Project Owner/Developer: CITY OF OAKLAND

ReScape Rater: Jeanne Lau

Landscape Size: 33,671 sq ft

Grounds Open To Public? Yes

ReScape Landscape Highlights

• Bioswales to capture runoff from the building, parking, and hardscape

• large granite boulders for informal seating around the central play area.

• The entry plaza is comprised of 25% flyash integral colored landscape concrete

• The building exterior lighting includes all LED light fixtures.

• Saves 86,669 gallons of water per year and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by between 5.41 – 14.03 tons of CO2e over the life of the project