Mayor Brandon Scott cuts ribbon on Parkview Recreation Center in West Baltimore & Penn North community

BALTIMORE — A rec center is now open in West Baltimore, bringing new investment to the Penn North community.

Parkview Recreation Center opens in West Baltimore today

The center will be open Monday-Friday 1:00- 9:00 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Scott and city leaders cut the ribbon Thursday on the Parkview Recreation Center on North Avenue.

The project is part of Baltimore’s larger effort to renovate rec centers across the city.

The space is designed to give youth a safe place to learn, play, and grow.

The new center will include:

• A full gymnasium

• Multi-purpose rooms

• A fitness area

• Outdoor playground

• Picnic pavilion

• Community gathering spaces

State Senator Antonio Hayes, who grew up in Penn North, said the center helped shape his life as a young person, "“These people taught me and helped me understand for the first time that even a person like me from Penn North could help create change.”

This is the second of six rec centers expected to open this year.