The first phase of work has been completed to construct a Washington Capitals street hockey court at Solo Gibbs Park in Sharp-Leadenhall. The court, which is adjacent to parking lots at M&T Bank Stadium and replaces a former basketball court, will also have basketball hoops and lines.
The approximately $150,000 project is funded by the Washington Capitals. Commercial playground equipment manufacturer Kompman is overseeing the project.
The goals and basketball hoops have been installed on the court along with the framing for the hockey walls. The court still must get resurfaced, lined for hockey and basketball, and have the final hockey walls installed.
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks said it expects the project to be completed by the end of the fall.
The idea for a street hockey court at the park was first presented to the Sharp-Leadenhall community by the Washington Capitals in 2020. The Washington Capitals have constructed 12 other street courts between Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
The project is the latest improvement at Solo Gibbs Park in line with its master plan created in 2020. The first improvements took place in 2021 as one tennis court was resurfaced and one was removed to create additional green space. The former Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary School was demolished last year clearing the way for a future new recreation center and multi-purpose green space in the park.
Future improvements planned include rebuilding the other basketball courts and moving them a bit east to make room for a wider portion of the Sharp Street Promenade of the Gwynns Falls Trail; building an additional playground; and creating a new “Hamburg Street Gateway” to enter the park on Hamburg St. and the “Cross Street Plaza” at Cross St. and Leadenhall St.
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