Montauk Playhouse Swimming Pool Construction To Start in April; Foundation Raised $8.25 Million in Donations - 27 East

Montauk Playhouse Swimming Pool Construction To Start in April; Foundation Raised $8.25 Million in Donations

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Construction will begin this spring on the aquatic center pool and a second floor cultural center at the Montauk Playhouse. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION

Construction will begin this spring on the aquatic center pool and a second floor cultural center at the Montauk Playhouse. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION

Building a community swimming pool within the Montauk Playhouse has been a goal of the town and Playhouse foundation for more than 20 years. EAST HAMPTON TOWN

Building a community swimming pool within the Montauk Playhouse has been a goal of the town and Playhouse foundation for more than 20 years. EAST HAMPTON TOWN

Half of the current Montauk Playhouse building has stood empty since the other half was renovated in 2006, awaiting the vision of a community swimming pool facility that is now coming to fruition. DOUG KUNTZ

Half of the current Montauk Playhouse building has stood empty since the other half was renovated in 2006, awaiting the vision of a community swimming pool facility that is now coming to fruition. DOUG KUNTZ

The entry way to the new wing of the building will access both the aquatic center on the first floor and the upstairs cultural center's community spaces. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE

The entry way to the new wing of the building will access both the aquatic center on the first floor and the upstairs cultural center's community spaces. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE

A second floor lounge area. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE

A second floor lounge area. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE

An overview of the second floor cultural center above the aquatic center. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE

An overview of the second floor cultural center above the aquatic center. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE

The aquatic center will feature two swimming pools, one a lap pool, the other a shallow pool for acclimating small children to the water and for therapy programs. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE

The aquatic center will feature two swimming pools, one a lap pool, the other a shallow pool for acclimating small children to the water and for therapy programs. MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE

Building a community swimming pool within the Montauk Playhouse has been a goal of the town and Playhouse foundation for more than 20 years. JAMES KATSIPIS

Building a community swimming pool within the Montauk Playhouse has been a goal of the town and Playhouse foundation for more than 20 years. JAMES KATSIPIS

authorMichael Wright on Feb 21, 2024
The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation donated more than $8.2 million in privately raised money to East Hampton Town last week to fund the bulk of the construction of a... more

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