City Gives Update on Teen and Senior Center Construction

From the City of Pleasant Hill:

With the summer months quickly approaching, the new Senior Center and Teen Center are gearing up for the next phases of construction. The future recreational homes for the seniors and teens in our community have taken shape and are now beginning to show their personalities.

The Teen Center had its first set of glass windows, known as “WackyMullions” (angled and tinted), installed the last week of February. These windows provide a fun and playful face to the Teen Center while providing plenty of natural light into the main room of the building.

Another fun feature of the Teen Center, which was completed at the end of March, was the installation of the glass paneled garage door located between the Game Room and the Courtyard. Wide gates on the opposite end of the courtyard allow this space to be opened to the pool deck, a perfect setting for birthday parties.

The Senior Center isn’t without its own milestones. Large glu-lam beamswere fit-cut, lifted, and bolted into place over the Dance Studio, Dining Room and Multi-purpose room throughout March and into April. Additional trusses continue to be installed between the beams, giving the rooms their octagonal shape.

The surrounding areas of the Senior Center are seeing many changes, including freshly poured pathways and newly formed horseshoe pits. While the horseshoe pits are located toward the back of the building on the northeastside, it is much easier to spot the two new bocce courts located in the redwood grove on the northeast end of the Senior Center.

On April 13th a Pre-Bid Conference was held for the construction of the Community Center. The Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District will award the contract on May 23 and by early June will issue notice to proceed to the contractor. The Community Center is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2013.

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