Richmond Green Regional Park

Project update

The Richmond Green Regional Park redevelopment project includes:

building demolition and abatement,
remediation of salt-impacted soils,
vegetation and bioswale planting, and
construction of amenities such as a destination playground, pathways, and sport courts.

Phase 1

The first phase of construction, abatement and demolition of the former Operations Workplace Centre began in Spring 2025. The expected completion date of this phase is Summer 2025. 

Work in the park will continue into Fall 2025 with construction necessary to prepare the site for Phase 2. This work is expected to occur throughout Fall 2025.

Phase 2

The second phase of construction is expected to begin in early 2026. Work will include the development of the following park amenities:

East

Disc golf upgrades
Playground
Pathway additions and upgrades
Picnic area
LID stormwater management
Parking lot

West

Dedicated pickleball courts
Minor pathway additions and tie-ins

During the redevelopment project, we anticipate partial park closures during construction. Please watch for signage identifying construction areas to ensure safety for all.

Project timeline

Winter 2025 - Detailed design concept complete
Spring 2025 - Phase 1 Construction (Operations Workplace Centre demolition and abatement)
Summer 2025 – Draft construction phasing plan
Fall 2025 – Phase 2 Construction begins

Capital investment

Phase 1: $3M

Phase 2: $24M

Address: 2539 33 Ave SW

Hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Location

Project images

We are pleased to share the future park design.

The updated park design can be viewed below and reflects a shift toward higher-quality amenities, improved accessibility, and increased natural space. These changes were guided by technical feasibility analysis and community engagement feedback. Some elements from the previous plan have been removed or deferred to reduce redundancy, improve site function, and align with budget objectives.

The revised layout emphasizes passive natural space, while new and refined amenities, such as the expanded pickleball courts, disc golf, enhanced pathways, and upgraded picnic areas, are thoughtfully located to reduce user conflicts and better serve a broad range of park users.

Richmond Green Park master plan

Please note: some design components have changed from earlier park designs shared due to technical or budget constraints.

You can review a summary of park design refinements and updates.

About the project

Richmond Green Regional Park is a 48.5-acre redevelopment project in southwest Calgary that aims to expand park greenspace, improve park amenities and enhance connectivity to surrounding communities.

Recreational amenities currently found in the park include a temporary disc-golf course (on the former golf course), tennis courts, baseball diamonds, toboggan hill, playground and open green space. The site also includes a former City of Calgary operations workplace centre, office building and underground water reservoirs.

The Richmond Green Regional Park redevelopment project is currently in the detail design and construction phase.

This phase will identify what amenities are feasible for the park design and develop phased construction plans outlining funded and unfunded work from the Master Plan to illustrate the park’s short and long-term development.

The first phase of construction, abatement and demolition of the former Operations Workplace Centre began in Spring 2025. The anticipated completion date of this phase is July 2025.

Project background

In June 2019, Council passed a Notice of Motion to close Richmond Green Golf Course after the 2019 golf season as part of the Golf Course Sustainability Strategy. This decision was aimed at addressing sustainability and operational challenges.

In November 2020, Council directed The City’s real estate division to submit a land use application to enable the redevelopment of 5 acres of land on the north-west portion of the park site. At the same time, Council directed the assessment of the remaining 48 acres.

In July 2021, the Richmond Green Needs Assessment was conducted to determine current issues and concerns within the park and note potential areas for improvement. In addition, the former golf course was converted to a disc golf course in 2021 for interim use, which overlays drinking water reservoirs.

In May 2022, Council directed City Administration to market and sell a 5.5-acre parcel of land at Richmond Green Park. The purchaser application process opened on October 3, 2022. Proceeds of land sale, minus real-estate costs of approximately $1.5M, were directed to be reinvested into replacing the baseball diamonds and improving the park.

In August 2024, the sale of the 5.5-acre parcel of land at Richmond Green Park was finalized at a price of $12 million.

The first phase of construction of the Richmond Green Regional Park redevelopment is anticipated to begin in Spring 2025 and will include abatement and demolition of the former City of Calgary operations workplace centre.

The two small baseball diamonds on the development parcel have been relocated off site. We anticipate the existing access road to be enhanced to provide vehicle and transit connections with the Currie community to the south.

With the re-purposing and incorporation of the former golf course (+17.5 acres) and the former City of Calgary operations workplace centre (+10 acres), an increase of approximately 22 acres will become open park space available for free public use, despite the loss of the development parcel (-5.5 acres).

A total of 48.5 acres will become a publicly accessible park that will exist in conjunction with drinking water infrastructure. Pedestrian safety, connectivity and the park experience are important aspects for the park redevelopment.

Detailed park design

This project is currently in the detail design and construction phase. 

The detail design and construction phase will identify what amenities are feasible for the park design and develop phased construction plans to outline the park’s short- and long-term development.

The redevelopment includes building demolition and abatement, remediation of salt-impacted soils, vegetation and bioswale planting, and construction of amenities such as a new playground, pathways, and sport courts.

Public engagement

Public engagement and Q&A sessions for this project were held in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

To view engagement information and reports visit the Richmond Green Park engagement webpage.