New Community Center

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Overview

Following a robust community outreach program, City Council approved the concept plan for the new Community Center project at Central Park on July 9, 2024. The need for a new multi-use community center was identified in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan (PRMP) and will be centrally located adjacent to the current Fremont Main Library, near the corner of Stevenson Boulevard and Paseo Padre Parkway, and it will replace the existing Fremont Community Center and Teen Center located at Central Park. To learn more about the planning process, please visit the MyFremont page dedicated to the new Community Center.

Community Center Conceptual Conceptual and Building Plan

Community Center Conceptual Conceptual and Building Plan

Cost and Schedule

A total of $35.5 million in funding has been secured for the project from City of Fremont ($26 million), State of California ($9 million) and Federal ($0.5 million) sources. Using these funds, the Phase 1 project consists of the following features:

New 11,800 square foot Community Center building with a flexible fitness and dance room; flexible program rooms for arts, crafts, enrichment and STEM learning; exterior patios for expanding programs to outdoors; and a community meeting room.
Expands the existing Teen Center parking lot from 125 to 225 spaces, provides a landscaped circular entryway, and creates new access to Paseo Padre Parkway.
Installs patios, furnishings, and shade features to create an Outdoor Living Room supporting outside social and relaxation spaces in the area between the Community Center and the future Gymnasium.

Construction of the Phase 1 Community Center project is proposed to start in early 2026 and be complete in 2027.

Future Phases

If additional funding can be secured, expansion of the Community Center complex is proposed to include two additional phases:

Phase 2 - Event Hall and Event Terrace/Lawn (includes expanding the Community Center building by 9,400 square feet providing a large event space supporting an indoor seated table capacity for 400 people. Constructs an outdoor terrace and canopy for an added table-seating capacity of 200 persons; and includes an adjoining ceremonial lawn area. The Event Hall can be flexibly partitioned into three spaces to accommodate multiple smaller events or recreation activities. Installs a commercial kitchen to support events up to 600 people and can be used for cooking classes).
Phase 3 – Gymnasium and Outdoor Amphitheatre (provides a 13,500 square foot gym building with flexible use for basketball, volleyball, badminton and pickle ball. Constructs a new outdoor amphitheater in the area between the Main Library and the new Community Center. Includes expansion of the parking lot from 225 to 295 spaces to accommodate increased use of the community center area).