The Dan Martin Pool House at Garden Hills Pool

Garden Hills Pool a City of Atlanta public

pool, managed by a volunteer neighborhood board (GHPPA)

270,000 gallon heated pool

Adjacent pool house with bathrooms, showers, and concessions

Serves 500+ daily patrons from May to September

Practice pool for three swim & dive teams, including the Cool Sharks

Garden Hills Pool & Park Associationfacilities

Garden Hills Recreation

Center* 84% occupancy in

2012Garden Hills Play Field

* CTK Soccer and Lacrosse

* Community events (Ice Cream Social, swim meets, birthdays, etc.)http://gardenhillspool.

com

The City of Atlanta Connection

As a City of Atlanta

public pool, the

Garden Hills Pool: Is one of only 3 public

pools in north Atlanta Offers free pool admission

every weekday from 10:30 am to 1:15 pm

Serves over 1,500 children in the City’s Camp Best Friends program each summer

The City of Atlanta supports the new pool house:

* By contributing $50,000 to the building, to cover ADA compliance upgrades

* By taking the rare step of approving a naming opportunity for the building

Garden Hills Pool & Park Associationby the numbers

$63,000

$5,200

$241,000

$48,000

2012 Revenue ($357,200 total)

Rec CenterPlay FieldPoolConcessions

15 Volunteer Board Members

1981

Took over management of the Garden Hills Pool from the City of Atlanta in

650Pool family memberships in 2012 (2,500 members)

61

Lifeguards, pool rats, & managers (employed from community) in 2013

Prices are kept low to ensure accessibility: the play field and recreation center can be rented for $35 to $45/hour, and the maximum concessions price is $3.00.

12 & Under16%

13-2011%

21-3014%

31-4013%

41-5011%

51-6417%

65 & Older18%

2013 Garden Hills Membership by Age

Garden Hills Pool Membership

Built in 1979, 2nd floor added in 2002 3000 sq. ft. A-Frame structure 250 sq. ft. concessions & check-in

area Bathrooms:

3 individual female showers & 1 male group shower

3 female stalls & 3 male stalls, plus 3 urinals

Epoxy flooring applied over tile

Garden Hills Pool House Today

* Storage, manager’s office, and mechanical (water heater, a/v equipment, security, etc.) housed upstairs

April 2011 Pipes burst in Men’s bathroom June 2011 Carlson Mosley designs new ADA-compliant bathrooms, est. cost $100,000July 2011 GHPPA forms Pool House Committee to investigate building new facilityAug. 2011 Surveyed pool membership & community for pool house requirementsSept. 2011 RFQ for design/build teams, 6 responses, 1 dq for lack of licenses req’dOct. 2011 RFP from 5 qualified applicantsDec. 2011 Selected Macallan Group & Anne Sciarrone design/build team April 2012 Initiated fundraising campaignJune 2012 Received $100,000 grant from Park PrideDec. 2012 Naming rights sponsorship from Dan Martin’s estate & reached $450KAug 2013 Received final permits to build and reached $650,000 mark in campaign

Timeline for Pool House Renovation Project

Why Replace the Pool House?

Improve bathrooms, including adding a new public restroom with exterior entrance for play field and adjacent playground visitors

Comply with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

Increase property values for neighboring homes Create better community meeting spaces Feature EarthCraft-certified eco-friendly

construction Add heat to prevent winterizing the facility

Pool & Park Association Jeff Clark Jack Alexander Bill Hayes David Kirshtein

Garden Club Kelly Chasteen

Garden Hills Pool HouseRenovation Committee

Civic Association Stephen Macauley

Neighborhood Foundation Jim Floyd

Square Feet Studios & Noah & Associates Stephen Fuller/HUG Assoc. & Derucki

Construction Nelson Brackin & Hogan Construction Gerding Collaborative & Gay Construction Anne Sciarrone Architecture & The

Macallan Group

RFP Responses

Qualification/FactorScore:

5 is highest, 1 is lowest

Comments

Experience/Expertise with Recreational Structures    

Experience/Expertise with Commercial Kitchen facilities

   

Experience/Expertise with Bathroom/Locker Room facilities

   

Experience/Expertise working with City of Atlanta Zoning & Parks

   

Unity of Design/Build Team    

Budget/Value for Project    

Experience/Expertise with Design & Quality Look for this type of project

   

Ability to integrate environmentally friendly components into Poolhouse

   

Organization/Professional Demeanor of team    

Comfort with Design/Build Team & their communicated vision for this project

   

Comfort with timeline & process for achieving approval of technical specifications

   

Confidence that team will address Master Poolhouse Function list

   

TOTAL SCORE    

Selection Criteria

Five independent responses Four designs proposed with budgets to

address functional requirements Smallest proposed building: 4,000 sq. ft. Least expensive proposed budget:

$580,000*

*did not include ADA req’d. lift to 2nd floor

RFP Responses

Augusta Country Club Renovation

Savannah Golf Club

Longleaf at Laurel Canyon

Anne Sciarrone Architects

Indian Hills Country Club

Piedmont Park Expansion

Garden Hills Traffic Circle

The Macallan Group Construction

Proposed Pool House Design

Main Floor = 2,305 2nd Floor = 2,597 Total = 4,901 sq. ft.

Front Perspective

Poolside Perspective

Main Floor

Current building footprint

7 Toilets plus 1 Family Bathroom at Entrance 6 Showers with Changing Areas Child-Friendly & ADA-Compliant

Bathrooms

Efficient Water Wall Benches, Hooks & Lockers Janitor Closet

Two Pool-facing Concessions Windows One Park-facing Concessions Window Access Window to Grilling Area

Entrance & Concessions

Dual Gate System for Public Bathroom Dedicated Check-in Window & Computer Closet Open Foyer & Trophy Display Case

Concessions Inventory Storage Aquatics Director Office Cool Sharks Office Employee Lockers Judges’ Announcement Area

Upstairs

Birthday Party / Conference Room

ADA-Compliant Elevator

Covered Deck

Proposed Pool House Design

Main Floor = 2,305 2nd Floor = 2,597 Total = 4,901 sq. ft.

Includes: Tear Down of Existing Structure Site Preparation Construction of New Building

Estimated Building Costs (2011)

Complete Outfitting of Bathrooms Concessions Stand Equipment Security Gates & Lighting Landscaping & External Enhancements

Building Cost = $139/sq.ft. Project Cost = $153/sq. ft.

Fundraising Status (August 2013)

SOURCES TARGETRAISED AS OF Aug 23, 2013

LEFT TO RAISE

Pool Membership & Individuals in the Community

$375,000 $343,961 $31,039

Corporate Sponsors $80,000 $63,500 $16,500

Neighborhood Organizations $85,000 $38,750 $46,430Civic Organizations(Buckhead Coalition, Rotary, Kiwanis)

$25,000 $23,100 $1,900

City of Atlanta $50,000 $50,000 $0Foundations $185,000 $134,700 $50,300

TOTAL $800,000 $653,381 $146,169

Over $650,000 of the $800,000 target has been raised, with more than half raised from members in the community. Fundraising support provided by Barbara Howell & Associates.

Who Has Given So Far

Hundreds of community individuals

• Garden Hills Garden Club

• Hal & John Smith Foundation

• Alex & Betty Smith Donor-Advised Fund at the Catholic Foundation

&

Giving OpportunitiesSponsorship Levels

Platinum ($25,000) Pool Membership with Reserved Locker and

Reserved Poolside Table on Friday/Saturday nights for 4 years, plus Founder benefits

Gold ($15,000) Pool Membership with Reserved Locker and

Reserved Poolside Table on Friday/Saturday nights for 2 years, plus Founder benefits

Silver ($7,500) 2014 & 2015 Pool Membership with Reserved

Locker, plus Founder-level benefits

Bronze ($5000) 2014 Pool Membership, plus Founder benefitsCool Shark ($1,500) Reserved 2014 Pool Membership for

purchase, plus Founder benefits

Founder ($1000) Recognition on plaque at Pool House

entrance

Naming OpportunitiesTaken Building – Dan Martin Trophy Case – Garden Hills Garden

Club Water Fountain –

Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital

Available Conference Room: $75,000 Concessions Stand: $50,000 Community Restroom: $50,000 Water Fountains (1 left):

$10,000, plus cost of fountain

Tax-deductible donations can be made to the Garden Hills Neighborhood Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit.

Please visit http://ghnf.org to make a donation or learn more.

Help Us Build the Dan Martin Pool House