Enhancing Community Wellness and Connectivity
The City of Norfolk is embarking on an exciting and transformative project designed to elevate the health, wellness, and connectivity of the community. With a thoughtful blend of exterior and interior enhancements, the Enhanced Norfolk Fitness & Wellness Center promises to create an “enduringly beautiful” space that complements the natural surroundings and meets the diverse needs of local residents. This project will incorporate a new combined recreation and library center facility of approximately 100,000 SF, with a natatorium, gymnasium, full library, locker and meeting rooms, and other amenities.
Demolition of the previous facility began in April 2025, with groundbreaking and construction of the new facility beginning in the fall. With a projected cost of $68 million, the combination facility is expected to open to the public in Fall 2027.
Recreation Amenities
• Natatorium (including 8-lane lap pool, indoor splash pad, therapy pool, lazy river, bleachers, , men's sauna, women's sauna, locker rooms, and fitness classrooms)
• Gymnasium / Fitness Center (including weight room, elevated indoor track, fitness classroom, and youth drop-in/childcare)
• Multi-sport playfield
• Playground & picnic areas
• Tennis/pickleball courts
• Outdoor fitness & obstacle course
• Open green space
• Nature Explorium (including sensory, pollinator, and butterfly gardens; outdoor classroom; hedge maze, dry steambed, and walking path; and boardwalk with views to wetlands)
