The City of Pittsburgh announced that the Paulson Recreation Center in Lincoln-Lemington is reopening today, November 7, 2018, after undergoing three months of renovations.

While the center is reopened for all residents – including popular afterschool activities for area youth – further improvements will be made to the building through the rest of the year.

Improvements completed and underway include:

• Complete new HVAC/heating & cooling system
• Two new roofs–flat roof portion of building and pitched roof portion of building
• Repointing and restoring of the block side of the building: painting and waterproofing
• Addition of new windows to main teaching room of building
• New ventilation system added to kitchen
• Interior repainting
• New concrete steps and entryway
• New doors coming in late December and new Rec Center sign coming soon
• Gym floor stripped, scrubbed and refurbished

The budget for the work was  $432,986.90.

Interested in Visiting?

The Paulson Rec Center is located at 1201 Paulson Avenue and is open 12-8 p.m., Monday through Friday. The center can be reached by telephone at 412.665.3627.

*Information Provided by The City of Pittsburgh‘s November 7, 2018 Press Release*