(WXYZ) — The building that once housed Farmington Hills Harrison is in a new beginning.
Now called “The Hawk,” the 245,000-square-foot Farmington Hills Community Center is located on the 42-acre campus, now open to residents and non-residents alike.
“You walk in the doors, and you see the aquatic center through the windows, you see a nice seating area, everything is just perfect from what we’re hearing,” Bryan Farmer, who oversees the operation of the new center, said.
While the aquatics center grabs your attention immediately, with its zero-depth entry pool, water slide, lazy river, zip line and climbing wall — we also explored the rest of the massive space — starting with the 764-seat theater.
That’s now being used for a summer camp, and will be home to theater programs and concerts.
There’s a 3-court gymnasium kept busy with volleyball and basketball, and during our visit,…