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Houston breaks ground on phase 1 of Denver Harbor’s Selena Quintanilla Park renovation
Summary
City officials, state and county representatives and community members gathered for a ground breaking at Selena Quintanilla Park in Denver Harbor; city and local leaders described the work as a phase 1 effort to repair long-standing neglect in the neighborhood.
Houston and local leaders broke ground on the first phase of a renovation at Selena Quintanilla Park in the Denver Harbor neighborhood.
Kenneth Allen, director of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, described the event as a long-awaited transformation for the community and credited multiple elected officials and community advocates with sustaining momentum for the project. “As we gather for the celebration of a long due transformation of Denver Harbor Park…our constituents never gave up,” Allen said.
The Denver Harbor Civic Club presented a plaque dated 07/08/2025 honoring state representative Anna Hernandez, Mayor John Whitmire, state representative Armando Wally, County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Councilman Mario Castillo and State Senator Carol Alvarado for their support of the project. Officials characterized the work as “phase 1”; the transcript does not specify the scope, cost, funding sources, or construction timeline for subsequent phases.
Speakers framed the project as an example of collaboration across city, county and state officials to address years of neglect in Denver Harbor. The transcript did not include a formal council vote or ordinance tied to the ground breaking in the segment.
