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New York City already has movable pool floors in public and private use. The Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center runs one in its competition pool, and Asphalt Green uses a movable floor bottom in its training pool to shift between lap swimming, lessons, and therapy. The same technology fits a boutique hotel, private club, or condominium amenity deck where one pool needs to serve as an event floor by night and a swimming pool by day. Aquatics International Group designs and installs movable pool floors in New York City, handling structural coordination, mechanical space, and the pit and hydraulics the system needs.
A movable pool floor is a rigid platform that rises and lowers inside the pool on a hydraulic or cable drive. Raise it flush with the deck and the pool disappears, giving a ballroom, a rooftop, or a terrace its floor space back for an event or a dinner. Set it at 3 feet and the same pool becomes a warm water training pool for swim lessons, aqua fitness, or physical therapy. Lower it fully and it is a lap pool again.
For a property where floor area has a rental value, the arithmetic is simple. One pool with a movable floor replaces two separate spaces and the mechanical, staffing, and maintenance cost that goes with them. Aquatics International Group specifies, procures, and installs movable floor systems for hotels, wellness clubs, condominium amenity decks, and private estates.
One pool serves multiple programming needs: aquatic fitness, events, children’s programming, and lap swimming.
Eliminate fixed depth hazards. Adjust to any depth from zero to full for any user group.
Maximize the utility and revenue-generating capacity of your aquatic footprint.
Hydraulic or electric lift systems engineered to commercial load ratings with full safety redundancy.
A movable pool floor is a significant investment. For a small private pool in Manhattan, the floor system alone starts around $250,000, before the pool shell, structure, and mechanical room. Hotel, club, and condominium installations are larger and priced by floor area, load rating, and finish. Aquatics International Group provides a fixed price after reviewing drawings.
Sometimes. The pool needs enough depth for the floor to park at the bottom, a pit or space for the drive system, and structure that can carry the added load. Most retrofits happen during a larger renovation. A condition assessment is the first step.
Set flush with the deck, the floor becomes solid, walkable event space for dinners, receptions, fitness classes, or a rooftop lounge. Set at a shallow depth, the same pool works for children’s lessons, aqua fitness, and therapy. Lowered fully, it returns to a lap or swimming pool.
Plan on 12 to 20 weeks of lead time for the floor system itself, plus the site work. Movable floors are engineered to order, so the schedule is set at the design stage. Aquatics International Group coordinates the structural, mechanical, and manufacturer timelines so the floor arrives when the pool is ready for it.