Users of the Glenview Park District’s indoor aquatic center will have to find alternatives for swimming and water recreation for much of this year as the 25-year-old facility undergoes major renovations.
Splash Landings, housed within Park Center at 2400 Chestnut Ave., closed Jan. 5 and will remain shuttered until at least September while $8.4 million in improvements to the facility are made, the park district announced.
According to park district officials, the planned improvements include new interactive play structures with multiple levels, spray features and a new, larger flume slide; a warmer zero-depth pool and separate temperature controls for the activity and lap pools; upgraded pool surfaces; new water filtration systems for cleaner water and cost savings; new color schemes; and updated and accessible family changing rooms, among other upgrades.
The Splash Landings Indoor Aquatic Center, and the Park Center that houses it, opened to the public in 2001, said Anna Ables, spokeswoman for the Glenview Park District.
“No major updates or changes have been made to the facility since its opening,” she said.
The improvements will modernize the facility and also provide amenities that users are seeking, said Steve Neill, division director of recreation and museum services at the Glenview Park District.
“The Glenview Park District is replacing and modernizing Splash Landings to meet today’s operational standards and community expectations,” he said. “Over the past 25 years, pool technology has advanced significantly, and this project will incorporate more environmentally-friendly, resource-conscious mechanical equipment. Guest expectations for indoor swimming and aquatic play have also evolved.”
When it reopens, the center will continue to offer a six-lane, 25-yard lap pool for swimming and dedicated areas for swim and aqua fitness classes, a whirlpool, and a warm water therapy pool.
The project’s $8.4 million price tag will be covered in part by a $2.8 million Park and Recreational Facility Construction Act (PARC) grant from the state of Illinois, which was announced in January 2024. The remaining $5.6 million will be covered by the park district through savings, officials said.
Bids for the project were approved by the Glenview Park District Board on Nov. 16, with Northbrook-based W.B Olson, Inc. managing construction.
The most recent data for the aquatic center shows that there were 88,919 users in 2024, an increase of nearly 3,000 users compared to the previous year. Ables said the park district projects that revenues will increase by 8%—to about $555,000—during the first year that the renovated Splash Landings is open.
The park district anticipates a grand re-opening of Splash Landings in September. While the facility is closed, users of daily passes and punch passes may purchase passes for lap swim and aqua fitness classes at the Park District of Highland Park and the Wheeling Park District and pay the Glenview resident rate, the Glenview Park District said.
During summer months, the Glenview Park District operates the Flick Outdoor Aquatic Center at 3600 Glenview Road and the Roosevelt Outdoor Aquatic Center at 2239 Fir St. Members of Park Center Health and Fitness may use Flick and Roosevelt pools for swimming this summer at no additional cost, the park district said.
More information about alternative swimming locations during the closure can be found at glenviewparks.org/splash-landings-renovation.
