A curving waterslide beside a community swimming pool, paver deck, and shaded seating.

The heart of the neighborhood.

Custom amenity centers for HOA communities, master planned developments, and multifamily. Designed around how your residents will actually use them.

More than a swimming pool.

A well designed amenity center becomes the centerpiece of the community. A place where families gather, neighbors connect, children learn to swim, and residents create lasting memories.

Our design build approach combines thoughtful planning, commercial construction expertise, and high quality materials to deliver community amenities that residents are proud to call their own, and that hold their value for the developer and the board.

Built for

Developers. Master-planned communities where the amenity sells the first phase.

HOAs & Boards. Scope and pricing your board can present and budget against.

Multifamily. Apartment communities where the pool deck is why renters renew.

Aerial view of Waterford Lakes community pool, with a clubhouse, paver deck, and blue shade sails.

Everything a community center can be.

Most amenity centers are built around a central pool. What goes around it is the decision, and no community builds all of it.

  • Aerial view of Waterford Lakes community pool, with a clubhouse, paver deck, and blue shade sails.

    Resort Pool

    The centerpiece. Sized to the residents you expect, not the lot you have.

    • Zero depth beach entry
    • Lap lanes
    • Depth marked swim areas
    • Sun shelves and benches
    Plan a resort pool
  • A yellow octopus spray feature on a blue splash-pad surface.

    Splash Pad

    Water play with no deep end, and no lifeguard requirement in most communities.

    • Interactive spray features
    • Zero depth play surface
    • Slip resistant surfacing
    • Recirculating or drain to waste
    Plan a splash pad
  • A curving waterslide beside a community swimming pool, paver deck, and shaded seating.

    Waterslides

    The amenity kids ask for by name, engineered and permitted as a structure.

    • Slide tower and stairs
    • Plunge landing
    • Structural steel and footings
    • Depth and signage compliance
    Plan a slide
  • Raised spa with tiled walls and seating beside a swimming pool.

    Spas & Therapy

    A heated year-round amenity that active adult communities use most.

    • Therapy spa and jet benches
    • Year round heating
    • ADA access options
    • Separate filtration
    Plan a spa
  • Blue shade sails sheltering the Waterford Lakes pool deck.

    Shade & Structures

    Shade and lighting decide whether residents stay an hour or all afternoon.

    • Sail shades and pavilions
    • Restroom buildings
    • Clubhouse coordination
    • Site lighting
    Plan the structures
  • An illuminated community pool and paver deck at dusk, framed by palm trees and a clubhouse.

    Decks & Surrounds

    The surface residents actually stand on, and the first thing a board hears about.

    • Paver or textured concrete deck
    • Chaise and gathering zones
    • Code compliant fencing
    • Drainage and grading
    Plan the deck
Circular stone fountain at The Rookery community entrance, surrounded by palms.
The Rookery
Circular stone fountain at The Rookery community entrance, surrounded by palms.

Our Design Process.

  1. Community Size

    Capacity that comfortably serves the residents you expect, while complying with commercial pool regulations. We size it against the doors your community will actually build, not the count on the first site plan.

    Aerial view of Waterford Lakes community pool, with a clubhouse, paver deck, and blue shade sails.
  2. Intended Use

    Families, active adults, luxury homeowners, or a mix of residents. This is the question that decides the amenity mix. Young families get a splash pad and a zero depth entry. Active adults get lap lanes and a spa instead.

    An illuminated community pool and paver deck at dusk, framed by palm trees and a clubhouse.
  3. Budget & Long-Term Value

    Construction cost balanced against durable materials, energy efficient equipment, and low maintenance solutions. We choose for the tenth season rather than the first, because the association pays for every season after it.

    Pool equipment enclosure and heat pump beside a community building.
  4. Lifestyle Experience

    Pool size, circulation, shade structures, and gathering spaces planned together. Shade and lighting decide whether residents stay an hour or three, and both are cheapest to get right at rough-in.

    Circular stone fountain at The Rookery community entrance, surrounded by palms.
Aerial view of Waterford Lakes community pool, with a clubhouse, paver deck, and blue shade sails.

Why Oak Wells

Amenities residents actually use.

Pools delivered
1000+
Custom residential and commercial builds completed.
Years of craft
20+
Designing and building custom pools for two decades.
5-Star Rating
148+
Across every review platform we’re listed on.
Industry awards
7
PHTA, FSPA, Jacksonville Magazine, Best of Bold City
  • Commercial aquatic specialists
  • One design-build contract
  • Built to Florida DOH code
  • Planned around resident life

FAQs

Straight answers for developers, boards, and community managers planning a new center.

What exactly is a neighborhood amenity center?

A shared recreational space designed to serve homeowners, residents, and guests within a residential community. Most are built around a central swimming pool, with gathering and recreation spaces planned around it: pavilions and cabanas, outdoor kitchens, a clubhouse, courts, trails, and event lawns. No two communities build the same mix, which is why our design process starts with questions rather than a catalog.

Do you work with developers, or with HOAs?

Both, and often on the same facility at different stages. We partner with land developers and master planned communities through entitlement and construction, and with HOA boards, community managers, and multifamily owners expanding or replacing what a previous builder left behind. Our commercial design team coordinates directly with your engineers, architects, and landscape architects throughout.

How big should the pool be?

Capacity should comfortably serve the expected number of residents while complying with commercial pool regulations. We size against the doors your community will actually build rather than the count on the first site plan, because a pool sized for phase one becomes the complaint of phase three.

Can you build the pavilions, courts, and clubhouse too, or only the pool?

Building an amenity center takes more than pool construction expertise. It takes a commercial contractor who can coordinate multiple disciplines at once. We provide complete design build services and dedicated commercial project management across the whole amenity center, so you are not the one managing the seams between trades.

How is a commercial amenity center pool different from a residential pool?

Different code, different equipment, and different inspections. Commercial pools are permitted and monitored by the state, with requirements for barriers, depth markings, circulation, and turnover that a residential pool never sees. Premium commercial grade materials cost more up front and are what keep the facility open.

How long does an amenity center take to build?

Scope decides it, and so does permitting. A single pool with a deck moves faster than a full center with a clubhouse, courts, and a splash pad phased around a construction schedule. You get a published schedule at contract and updates at every milestone, the same discipline as our residential work.

Can you renovate an amenity center we already own?

Yes, and it is a large part of what the commercial team does: resurfacing, deck and feature updates, equipment rooms, and the code work that comes with an aging facility. See commercial resurfacing and remodels for how we approach an active property.

An Oak Wells backyard pool with a raised spa and a light stone deck.

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