Alexander Park Clubhouse Renewal
Alexander Park is a 4.17 hectare (10.32 acre) neighbourhood park located at 201 Whitney Avenue by Rifle Range Road. The park includes one hardball field, three softball fields, batting cages, a play structure (2020), swings, and a spray pad (2018).
In addition to a proposed Skate Park project undertaken by Landscape Architectural Services, the City of Hamilton’s Recreation and Facilities teams are collaborating to renovate and update the Clubhouse building located at the north-west end of the park grounds.
The goal of the Alexander Park Clubhouse Renewal project is to provide an accessible, multi-purpose space for community use and programming opportunities. The existing storage building at the park will be renewed and updated to better serve the needs of the community.
In Fall 2021, feedback was gathered from community members and key stakeholders to help inform the project. The survey aimed to identify desired amenity improvements within the park, and what additional features could be improved within the existing building.
A feasibility study was completed, and two draft designs for the layout of the proposed Clubhouse have been prepared.
The City is engaging residents once again to choose between the two proposed designs. We encourage residents to participate and have a say in which Clubhouse design they feel will better serve the Alexander Park community.
Alexander Park Clubhouse Renewal Update
Based on the feedback and comments compiled from the survey, the City is moving forward with a ‘hybrid design’ option for the Alexander Park Clubhouse.
This hybrid design includes the covered patio from Option 1 and maintains sight lines from the playground for both entries to the publicly accessible washrooms, which was present in Option 2.
Detailed design work has commenced on the project, and it is currently proceeding on schedule.
Thank you to all residents that participated in the survey!
Will the Alexander Park Baseball Association be losing access to the clubhouse for running games, snacks, and tournaments as we’ve known it for decades?
There have been a lot of questions about the future of this beloved clubhouse to which answers seem uncertain. Especially in recent weeks, as work is said to commence soon, they have lost much space and the ability to run their Snack Shack to which many park goers have come to enjoy - akin to the IceCream Truck music, when the cheering is heard and the crack of the bat my kids always ask to head to the park and grab some cash from their piggy bank!
We (an Ainslie Woods family of 5, 3 kids) hoped this community improvement would be beneficial for the whole community, and not take away from this long-standing association and their delightful community presence.
Hopefully it all comes back with some added perks from the building’s improvements.
Thanks for your efforts keeping the community engaged and informed! :)