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The Department has illustrative recent experience building
and refurbishing pools and bathhouses. These current projects
can be used to give examples to community members when garnering
neighborhood input on new aquatic facilities. The projects
also serve to confirm potential costs and timelines for public
pool projects in Los Angeles in the 21st century.
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Summary
of Recent Pool Projects |
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DESCRIPTION |
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| E.G. Roberts
Pool |
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$1,420,500 |
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Pool renovation &
bathhouse rehabilitation work. Construction is a joint
effort of GSD and RAP.
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| Harvard
Park Pool and Bathhouse
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$5,068,000 |
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Project is in design. Demolition
of existing pool and bathhouse. Construction of a new
family aquatics center. Scheduled design completion
is October 2004, construction in mid-2006. |
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| Northridge
Park Pool and Bathhouse
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$4,854,000 |
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Project is in design. Demolition
of existing pool and bathhouse. Construction of a new
family aquatics center. Scheduled design completion
is October 2004, constuction in mid-2006.. |
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| Stoner Pool |
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$3,834,000 |
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A new pool facility.
Demolition of existing pool and bathhouse. New family
aquatic center consisted of a 75-foot by 80-foot pool
with four swimming lanes and a water play area. The
second water feature is a spiral water slide with
a 20-foot by 20-foot landing pool that includes a
water spray. In addition, a 6,000 square-foot multi-use
building and bathhouse was built.
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| Van Nuys
Sherman Oaks Pool & Bath House
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$4,253,000 |
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New pool and refurbished
bathhouse. The project budget was impacted by 30% because
of unforeseen soil conditions caused by the years of
pool leaking. |
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| Addition
of Splash Pad at North Hollywood
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$441,000 |
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Replacement of small pool
with a splash pad play area. |
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The projects now in detailed design for Northridge and Harvard
pools were developed conceptually upon the Stoner Pool example;
members of the Northridge and Harvard communities visited
Stoner for inspiration. Stoner is a premier Family Aquatic
replacement project, including pool and bathhouse. At current
construction prices, the example of Stoner applied to other
projects for estimating purposes confirms the $4 million to
$5 million range as minimum for new construction. The Van
Nuys-Sherman Oaks project reflects a scope in which the pool
is replaced while the bathhouse is extensively remodeled rather
than replaced, however, at that location years of leaking
contributed to soil conditions that added significantly to
the total project cost. In-house efforts are bringing a re-build
and refurbishment project of smaller scope to successful completion
at E. G. Roberts pool for a more modest budget. The splash
pad at North Hollywood is the type of water play feature that
may be desirable in communities to supplement traditional
pool facilities.
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