Description
December’s Municipal Money Matters identifies the costs and locations of each completed Rebuild Program project.
Completed Rebuild Projects – Costs by Location
As a follow-up to the September 2024 Municipal Money Matters report, which outlined the total funding sources for the City’s Rebuild Program (Rebuild), this month’s report identifies the costs and locations of each completed project.
As of September 2024, Rebuild completed 23 of 72, or 32%, proposed projects aimed at revitalizing recreation centers, playgrounds, parks and libraries. The first Rebuild project was announced in May 2018 under the prior Administration.
The completed projects cost a total of $62.6 million, with an average cost of $2.7 million per project. Communities in the Lower Northeast, North Philadelphia, and South Philadelphia received the largest Rebuild investments, collectively accounting for 72% of the total cost for all completed projects North Philadelphia has six completed projects, marking the most across all sections of the city. The projects include playgrounds and recreation centers. The Lower Northeast followed with five completed projects. Excluding the one completed project in Fishtown, the Northeast has the fewest completed projects with two playgrounds at a total cost of $2.8 million, or 5% of the total cost for all completed projects.
Completed Rebuild Projects (through September 2024)
| Project | Cost | Neighborhood |
| Disston Recreation Center | $7,708,913 | Lower Northeast |
| Murphy Recreation Center | $7,523,906 | South |
| Ziehler Playground | $7,419,965 | North |
| Heitzman Rec. Center | $4,727,512 | Lower Northeast |
| Fotterall Square | $3,822,299 | North |
| Pelbano Recreation Center | $3,453,173 | Northwest |
| Glavin Playground | $3,256,688 | Lower Northeast |
| Cobbs Creek Envrn Ctr. | $2,881,703 | West |
| Miles Mack Playground | $2,865,375 | West |
| Chew Playground | $2,324,576 | South |
| East Poplar Playground | $1,965,244 | Fishtown |
| Capitolo Playground | $1,896,034 | South |
| Nelson Recreation Center | $1,819,493 | North |
| Waterloo Playground | $1,641,933 | North |
| Hayes Playground | $1,626,797 | Northeast |
| Hancock Playground | $1,348,285 | North |
| Al Pearlman Complex | $1,323,190 | Northwest |
| Gifford Playground | $1,221,629 | Northeast |
| Vernon Park | $1,033,853 | Northwest |
| Moss Playground | $942,012 | Lower Northeast |
| Parkside Evans & Edgely Flds | $887,734 | West |
| Powers Park | $484,508 | Lower Northeast |
| 8th & Diamond Playground | $416,837 | North |
| Total | $62,591,660 |
The completion of 23 projects represents an important step in Rebuild’s efforts to revitalize public spaces across Philadelphia. However, with more than 70 proposed projects, a substantial portion of the program’s work remains ahead. As additional projects move toward completion, continued monitoring of costs, timelines, and equitable distribution of funding is essential to ensuring the program’s long-term success citywide.
% of Total Cost for Completed Projects by Neighborhood (through September 2024)
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