New 100,000 square foot rec center opens in Charlotte

The new Eastway Regional Recreation Center is rising up in the middle of a 100-acre park in Charlotte's Eastway neighborhood. The center, a 100,000 square foot facility located at 3150 Eastway Park Drive, is part fitness center, part waterpark, part community center.
“The East side of town was very vocal about, hey look, we don’t have anything like this, and we really need it,” said recreational manager Daniel Leatherman.
Mecklenburg County listened, and the center is now a reality. For those looking for fitness, the center offers an indoor track, two levels of exercise equipment, and a state-of-the-art indoor gymnasium.
“This is perfect for indoor soccer, kickball, a lot of youth athletics like basketball where you don’t want the balls flying around,” Leatherman said, referring to an enclosed space inside the gym.
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