The Packard Park Redevelopment is underway.

The project, which follows five years of Park planning and public input from the highly engaged surrounding neighborhoods, is now under construction. Ground was broken with Mayor Sharon Tucker on November 12, 2024, and is estimated to cost $1.9 million, supported with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and an Investing in Neighborhoods Now Grant (INN) by the City of Fort Wayne on behalf of the Southwest Area Partnership.

The park will receive the following highlights:

• Two new playgrounds: one for preschool and one for elementary school-age kids.
• An event lawn and event plaza.
• Significant landscaping improvements, including planting shade and ornamental trees.
• A 1/8-mile perimeter walking path and new pedestrian connections to the neighborhood.
• New pedestrian connections to the nearby neighborhoods.

The park will retain:

• Existing covered, open-air pavilion and restrooms.
• Beasley Outdoor Futsal Courts were installed in 2018.

The Packard Park Renovations are expected to be completed in the summer of 2025.