Hot Property: St. Paul's Scheffer Recreation Center gets a $6.86 million makeover

Address: 230 Como Av., St. Paul

Type: Municipal

Size: 23,551 square feet

Cost: $6.86 million

Developer: City of St. Paul

Architect: JLG Architects

Details: Construction is set to start in May on a $6.86 million project to replace the aging and undersized Scheffer Recreation Center in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood.

Its centerpiece is a new, 23,551-square-foot rec building along Como Avenue designed by Grand Forks, N.D.-based JLG Architects. Its list of amenities includes community rooms; separate rooms for the arts, seniors and teens; a kitchen; "Rec Check" after-school space; and a new gymnasium. It will replace what Parks and Recreation Department officials call the lowest-rated rec center in the city, despite being one of the most heavily used.

The Scheffer renovation project will be carried out in two phases: The new center will be built beginning this spring, followed by the demolition of the old building along with improvements to outdoor facilities such as a new playground, a football/soccer field and other sports areas along with newly constructed sidewalk connections.