Part of the Presidio: San Francisco Bids Farewell to Beloved Indoor Park, House of Air – KQED

Part of the Presidio: San Francisco Bids Farewell to Beloved Indoor Park, House of Air  KQED

Kids say they don’t want the 16-year-old trampoline park to close, after the company announced Thursday that its doors would shut in early 2027. For kids who have been going to San Francisco’s House of Air, a beloved trampoline park in the Presidio, things just won’t be the same when it closes early next year. House of Air announced Thursday that it will close on Feb. 15, 2027, because it didn’t renew its lease that ends at the beginning of March. The facility — a former U.S. Army airplane hangar — has stayed true to its roots since its debut in 2010, bringing flightless play and good times of all kinds across its 8,000 square feet.

It has dodgeball, general jumping, training for athletes, birthdays — which kids said they can’t find anywhere else. “I don’t want it to close because this place is a part of San Francisco,” said Lee, 11, who has been coming to the park for years. “It’s a part of the Presidio [that] is missing now. It’s all just gone.” The original facility, officially known as Building 926, was built in 1921. Restored for House of Air’s opening in partnership with its landlord, Presidio Trust, the company said it has since boasted over one million visitors. Daniel Matsumoto, general manager for the park, said that