Stoked by the success of the Lee and Joe Jamail Skate Park on Sabine St., the City of Houston earlier this week broke ground that’ll soon be smoothed over by 72,000 sq. ft. of concrete; the 10-acre Spring Recreational Area in Greenspoint will feature what’s being billed as the largest skate park in the U.S.
Something like the rendering above is planned for the site on Kuykendahl, just west of I-45 and north of Beltway 8. It’s projected to cost $5.5 million. That cost includes the construction of “speed hips” and “flow bowls” and “a couple of backyard-style pools,” the Greenspoint District says — things any park worth its vert ramps needs to attract national competitions.
Skateboarders will share the acreage with Dylan’s Park, a “Park Without Limits” that will include equipment and implements designed for children with disabilities. Greenspoint District says the designs are done; the whole thing’s going to be ready in Spring 2014.
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Rendering: Greenspoint District
19 Comments
skate AND die!
Wait, do kids still skateboard these days? I thought internet killed all that.
Tell me they have a security plan. This is not the nicest part of town.
What a bore!
Will a portion of the park be dedicated to parkour? If not, I’m sure all the kids can practice their parkour by evading all the criminals in the Greenspoint area.
Kind of like a shooting gallery with skateboarders instead of little duckies?
I once had to photograph those apartment complexes for the Apartment Guide so I KNOW you don’t want to even GO there.
I look forward to this and will definitely go once it’s open. Maybe it will help give some of the kids in the area something to do.
gnarly!
Nice project, but I would have much rather seen the centralized animal control and adoption center campus done first at roughly the same price tag.
If it’s like the one located off Sabine Street, there are attendants at the facility to monitor. If they carry this concept to the Greenspoint location, hopefully it will deter the unseemly crowd for ruining it for others. Running by the Sabine street location, it is nice to see the younger crowd out enjoying themselves in what looks like a fun outdoor activity.
Skaters > Thugs
Do they make bulletproof skateboards?
awesome news, and regardless of the surrounding area i’m sure that thing will be packed from morning to night.
I wonder if this goes along with a plan of reinventing gunspoint?
You people never cease to amazed me. You all are acting like Greenspoint is full of crooks and criminals. Yes there are murders there but there is crime everywhere nowadays.
Does anyone know where the park is located?
I think that this effort will further help to diversify the community and kids will have something constructive to do with their time. Yes, it may even pull them away from the video games. I can’t wait till it opens!
Great news!