Westgate Community Center

Hillsborough County, Sub to Harvard Jolly Architects:

Westgate Community Center, Hillsborough County, Florida

Cumbey & Fair was Engineer of Record for this Hillsborough County Library, Senior Center and Head Start Facility project.  This project included the demolition of an existing County Library and Head Start facilities with a newer construction of a 45,000 SF facility housing a new Library, Senior Center and Head Start facility on 7.67 acres. The project also included a 4-acre park site with children’s play area, scenic walkway, butterfly garden, and contained botanical garden. The project challenges included designing the improvements within a flood sensitive area and a client goal of a wet pond within a shallow drinking water aquifer. The project also included new storm water facilities, utilities and a phased construction plan to keep the Library and Head Start operating with no interruption in services.