The Gert Town Natatorium and Second District Police Station will share the same block and will have a common courtyard between the buildings. The buildings are design using the same materials. Curved roofs will visual connect the two buildings. The concept of the site to become a become a place of activity for the neighborhood and promote community policing. The original Gert Town Natatorium was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and was a design icon in the neighborhood. The new design is intended to be of high design quality. The Police Station is also a replacement facility. The
original police station is dilapidated and does not serve the needs of current policing. The site will also have a multiuse grass lawn and outdoor amphitheater