Ocean Air Community Park, dedicated in 2009, is a fifteen acre park that includes joint use multi-purpose ballfields that are shared with the adjacent Ocean Air Elementary School. The park includes a 16,500 square foot community center with gymnasium, offices, and community meeting rooms which is anticipated to be certified LEED Silver. The park also includes a large children’s play area for both toddlers and school age children, flexible passive open space, perimeter walking paths, outdoor basketball court, parking, and picnic pavilions. A tree-lined, decomposed granite pathway provides an organizing element that will grow to be windrows reducing cross winds through the park. This central spine also includes a bioswale element that accepts drainage from throughout the site. A steel overlook platform extends toward the adjacent open space reminding visitors of this important open space treasure nearby. Native and drought tolerant plantings surround the perimeter of the park and trail. The owner is the City of San Diego, landscape architects are the Schmidt Design Group, Inc., and the architects for the building are Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects.

Project Information

Project Address: 

4770 Fairport Way, San Diego 92130

Project Owner/ Developer: 

City of San Diego

Owner Contact Name/ Email: 

Elif Cetin / ECetin@sandiego.gov

Project Architect/ Designer: 

Schmidt Design Group, Inc.

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