New Town Centre Park Tennis Courts: When They Open & What Happens to the Old Courts

The project at a glance

Construction started this month

If you’ve walked the Lafarge Lake loop lately, you’ve probably noticed the new fencing. The City of Coquitlam began setting up and fencing the site the week of October 5, 2026. Council approved the final design in June, and the City’s news release at the time called it “Game, Set, Upgrade.”

The prep work started well before the fences went up:

• February 1, 2026: The Town Centre Recycling Depot closed for good to free up the land.
• February 2026: Trees were cleared from the site south of Percy Perry Stadium before nesting season started on March 1. The City says it removed only what was necessary and will replant with larger, climate-adapted species.
• June 2026: Council approved the final design.
• October 2026: The site was fenced and construction began.

The new courts also take over the City’s East Works Yard. Administrative staff are moving into the Percy Perry Stadium office, and new park maintenance storage is planned for the south end of the stadium.

What’s closed during construction

The construction areas stay fenced while work is under way, and some trails around the new courts are closed. Detour signs mark the alternate routes. The rest of Town Centre Park, including Lafarge Lake, the lake loop, Percy Perry Stadium, the sports fields and the playgrounds, stays open as usual. The City has posted a Phase 1 construction map on its Town Centre Park Upgrades page.

When will the new courts open?

The City’s FAQ says the new courts are expected to open in summer 2027. Its construction schedule supports that: Phase 1 runs from Q4 2026 to Q3 2027, and related park work continues through Q4 (October to December) 2027. In other words, the courts should be playable first, and the clean-up around them, including the conversion of the old courts, finishes afterward.

One caution: the City’s June announcement said construction would start “this summer,” and it actually started in early October. A few months of slippage at the start doesn’t always carry through to the finish, but I’d plan around summer 2027 as a target, not a promise. If you’re a league player or organize a club ladder, keep the 2027 season on the existing courts as your backup plan. The City posts updates at coquitlam.ca/TCPUpgrades.

What happens to the existing tennis courts?

This is the question I get most from people who live around the park, so here’s the short version.

1. Until the new courts open, nothing changes. The City says the current courts south of Trevor Wingrove Way stay open for play through construction.
2. After the new facility opens, the old courts and clubhouse are removed. The City’s FAQ says this plainly: once the new facility opens in summer 2027, the existing courts and clubhouse come out.
3. The space becomes open lawn. The City plans to restore the area as lawn for community events, festivals, games, picnics and informal recreation.

That last part matters more than it sounds. Town Centre Park already hosts Coquitlam’s biggest public events, and the City has spent the last several years building that capacity: the Festival Lawn was expanded in 2019 and the Festival Hub was finished in December 2020. Turning a fenced block of hard courts into open lawn gives the park more flexible event and picnic space, close to the lake. The City’s renderings show the new lawn just south of the new courts.

The City hasn’t published a separate completion date for the lawn conversion. Given the schedule above, late 2027 is a reasonable expectation, but that’s my reading of the phasing, not an official date.

What’s in the new facility

According to the City, the relocated facility will include:

• 10 full-size courts and 1 half court with high-quality playing surfaces. The half court works well for practice and lessons for younger kids.
• LED sports lighting. Citywide, lit public courts are available from sundown until 10 p.m.
• Spectator seating on the west edge, with set-aside spaces for mobility devices and strollers.
• A social patio to the south with movable seating and tables.
• A new support building replacing the old clubhouse, with bookable meeting space, a kitchenette, an accessible washroom and large windows facing the mountains.
• A drinking fountain with a bottle refill station, plus four accessible parking stalls.
• Landscaping and tree planting to blend the facility into the park.

Is there pickleball?

No. The City has confirmed the new Town Centre courts are tennis-only. Pickleball players should look at Bramble Park (2775 Panorama Drive, Westwood Plateau), where the City converted tennis courts into eight permanent, lit pickleball courts in 2022.

What about the Coquitlam Tennis Club?

The City says the Coquitlam Tennis Club keeps priority seasonal access, and the new support building that replaces the old clubhouse is publicly accessible. Outside club priority, City-operated outdoor courts are open for public drop-in play, and private reservations and private lessons aren’t permitted on them.

Where this fits in Coquitlam’s tennis picture

Town Centre is one of three court projects the City is finishing at about the same time. According to a February 2026 City release, Coquitlam had 34 publicly accessible tennis courts (29 outdoor, 5 indoor), and three projects add nine dedicated outdoor courts by 2027:

If you live on Burke Mountain, you don’t have to wait. The four courts at the new Burke Mountain Athletic Park are open now. Town Centre is the biggest of the three projects by far, with ten and a half lit courts, seating and a new clubhouse building in one place.

What this means if you live, or want to live, near Town Centre

Let’s be realistic: a new tennis facility won’t move the benchmark price of a Coquitlam condo on its own. But parks like this shape how a neighbourhood feels day to day, and that comes up in almost every conversation I have with buyers looking at the City Centre.

• For buyers: Much of the high-rise inventory around Coquitlam Town Centre and Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station sits within walking distance of the park and the Millennium Line. By 2027 that walk gets you lit courts, a stadium track, turf fields and a bigger event lawn. That’s a real lifestyle advantage over a lot of suburban condo locations.
• For owners near the construction: Expect fencing, trail detours and some construction traffic off Trevor Wingrove Way and Pipeline Road through 2027. The water main work on Pipeline Road is a much longer project, expected to run to 2034. If you’re selling a unit that overlooks the work, schedule photos and showings with it in mind, and tell buyers what’s being built rather than letting them guess.
• For sellers listing in 2027: Once the courts and lawn are finished, they’re a selling point for every nearby listing. A finished, photographed amenity is a much stronger story than a rendering.

If you’re trying to work out what your home near the park is worth now, my Coquitlam Town Centre home value guide is a good place to start.

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