Washington Desk & Neighborhoods
D.C. Breaks Ground on $28 Million Replacement for Georgetown’s Jelleff Center
The District expects construction to finish in summer 2027. Boys & Girls Club programs have moved to the Fillmore School during the work.
What changes at the site
District officials broke ground Monday on a replacement for the Jelleff Recreation Center in Ward 2. The mayor’s office puts the project at $28 million and describes a roughly 19,500-square-foot recreation facility with a gym, fitness room and spaces for group activities. The plans also include renovating the outdoor pool and making its deck larger.
Where programming goes during construction
Jelleff serves as both a public recreation center and a home for Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington activities. The mayor’s office says the club has shifted its programming to the Fillmore School for the duration of the work. The groundbreaking does not mark the start of public access to the new amenities; the District projects construction completion in summer 2027.
What residents can track
The District says the design calls for geothermal equipment, a green roof and provisions for future solar installation. LEED Silver is a design target, not a certification already awarded. The useful checkpoints from here are the construction schedule, temporary programming notices and, as completion approaches, separate opening and pool-operation announcements. A summer construction target does not by itself establish when each amenity will open.
Primary evidence
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