The new community health and wellness center is beginning to take shape at the corner of West 98th Street and Penn Avenue South. The center will house an aquatic facility, an indoor play area, a fitness center, three fitness studios, gymnasiums, community meeting spaces, a cafe and more.
Through a combination of strategic planning and favorable market conditions, the project team is also able to add the third gymnasium back to the facility design while remaining within the approved $104.8 million budget.
Since the groundbreaking in October, footings, foundation walls, underground mechanical work and first-floor precast wall panels are largely complete. Construction crews are installing structural roof and floor steel, pouring concrete decking and raising wall panels for the facility’s second level.
Work on the underground pool structure will begin soon and residents can expect to see glazing and installation of floor-to-ceiling windows this summer. As the exterior of the building continues to come together, construction will shift to interior work. To learn more and follow the progress, visit bloomingtonforward.org/CHWC.
