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Englewood staff preview Pirates Cove and Rec Center renovations, including new locker layout and spa options
Summary
City designers presented concepts for Pirates Cove pool and the Englewood Recreation Center: new family/universal locker rooms, a steam room and spa/cold plunge options, a possible slide replacement and improved sightlines for lifeguards.
Brad Anderson, deputy director of Parks and Recreation, said the bond funds will pay for two facility projects: Pirates Cove and the Englewood Recreation Center. Anderson said design kickoff meetings are complete and that the city expects construction documents for Pirates Cove by year-end to allow an August 2026 construction start and a hoped-for opening in 2027.
"We are just getting started with that one, meeting it. But we're hitting the ground running," Anderson said. The design firm BHA is managing Pirates Cove design; the city reported pool contractors with previous experience on the facility are involved.
For the Englewood Recreation Center, Anderson said the city selected OLC, a design firm based outside the city, and presented conceptual drawings showing a relocated family (universal) locker room sited between the men's and women's locker rooms, new steam-room and sauna spaces and improved circulation from the pool and hallway. Anderson said the family locker room will be "multi generational" and available as a neutral space for users.
Chris Davison, Aquatics Manager, said staff are also considering relocating the lifeguard office currently adjacent to the lap pool into the existing party-room space to improve visibility and create more flexible staff space. "There'll be a relocation of the staff to where they could still visibly see activity that's going on in the pool area," Davison said.
Designers are studying location options for a spa and a cold plunge pool and plan to move the spa location north to improve lifeguard sightlines and access. Anderson and staff also discussed a potential small slide replacement; Davison said pool depth poses design constraints and the firm is evaluating options.
Staff emphasized the concepts are preliminary and subject to consultant input and community feedback. A first community engagement meeting for the recreation center is scheduled for July 22; Pirates Cove engagement is planned for August 5. Anderson and Davison said the design team will solicit resident input and finalize plans through the consultant process before construction documents are produced.
No construction contract awards or final designs were presented at this meeting; staff said they expect design documents and community meetings before returning to procurement and council for contract approvals.
