The Connect Community Center is beginning to take shape on the Civic Center Campus! West Bloomfield Parks (WB Parks) is thrilled to begin the construction process of our new, multi-generational community center. Connect will serve as a gathering place for all ages and has been designed to be four times larger than the existing Recreation Activities Center to better meet the community’s growing demand for programs and services.

WB Parks is excited to create a singular space for all recreation needs, conveniently consolidating community services to the Civic Center Campus. Upon opening of the community center, the leased space currently serving as WB Parks’ senior center will relocate and close.

Maximizing the space previously occupied by the Recreation Activities Center, the new building will feature updated amenities and programming spaces. The 48,000-square-foot building will include:
- A dedicated lounge space for seniors to gather and socialize in as well as have opportunities to enjoy the activities they have come to love at our current Connect Senior Center.
- Many amenities tailored to the interests of West Bloomfield’s growing population of older adults, such as indoor pickleball, table tennis, a walking track, fitness classes designed for seniors and more.
- A wider variety of recreation programs focused on both the mental and physical wellbeing of participants of all ages.
- More nature education offerings with a new, expanded outdoor natural play area, an interactive nature exploration area and more live animals to inspire individuals to appreciate and learn about the natural world.
- Expanded meeting and event space options and more!

Spearheading the Connect Community Center project is WB Parks’ Executive Director Kelly Hyer. When asked about the impact this development will have on the community, Hyer shared: “We know this space will have a positive impact on our community for generations to come.”

Of the impending construction process, she stated that WB Parks “can’t wait to begin building the new multi-generational Connect Community Center. Our residents have been asking for an additional community gathering space and these amenities for a long time. It has taken us several years of community engagement, planning and design to reach this point.”

Demolition of the Recreation Activities Center is set to begin in early spring, with an official groundbreaking to be scheduled once the site has been cleared and leveled.

Construction of the Connect Community Center is estimated to conclude toward the end of 2027, with a grand opening slated for early 2028.

For more information and to view renderings of the new facility, visit wbparks.org/connect.