Pool to be shutdown. Residents told to pay $75 per month for offsite gym pool
STOP THE POOL SCAM
Residents have the privileges to pay an extra $75 a month for access to an offsite pool as "24 hour
Paying More for Less: The Fifty-Five Fifty Pool Shutdown Scandal
For over a year and a half, residents at The Fifty-Five Fifty have been raising the same issue: the pool and hot tub were visibly deteriorating. Rust, corrosion, and clear signs of neglect were repeatedly reported.
Management’s response?
We were told everything was “fine.”
Now, suddenly, those same “fine” amenities require full demolition, replastering, and weeks-long closure.
So which is it?
Either the pool and spa were never “fine,” and residents were misled for over a year, or this shutdown is the predictable result of long-deferred maintenance finally catching up.
From Denial to Shutdown
Starting April 13, both the pool and hot tub will be completely closed for an estimated 4–6 weeks, with no firm guarantee the timeline won’t extend due to inspections.
This isn’t a minor inconvenience. These are major building amenities that residents rely on every day.
The “Solution”: Pay $75 More
Management’s proposed workaround is as insulting as it is revealing:
Residents can pay $75 per month to access a pool at a nearby gym.
Let’s be clear about what this means:
- The building failed to maintain its own amenities
- Residents lost access to those amenities
- And now residents are being asked to pay extra to replace them
This is not a solution. It is a cost transfer from management’s failure onto tenants.
Lounge Chairs Are Not a Pool
We are told that lounge chairs will be moved to the courtyard so residents can continue “sunbathing.”
Sunbathing without a pool or hot tub is not a substitute. It is a distraction.
What Residents Are Demanding
The Tenants Association has made a simple, reasonable demand:
If the pool and spa are unavailable, comparable access must be provided at no cost.
Residents should not pay twice for the same amenity, especially when its loss stems from prolonged inaction.
The Bigger Issue
This is about more than a pool.
It’s about a pattern:
- Problems are reported
- Concerns are minimized
- Action is delayed
- And when the situation can no longer be ignored, residents are asked to absorb the consequences
Bottom Line
Residents chose this building in part because of its amenities, including a pool and hot tub.
We did not sign up for:
- Months of visible deterioration
- Weeks without access
- Or paying extra to replace what should have been maintained all along
We are not paying more to get less!
Tell Grubb Properties You Won't Stand For It
Grubb Properties is the greedy landlord who is trying to get you to PAY MORE for a pool and hot tub that's been gross for over a year. Tell them you won't stand for it.
try these new lyrics...
Residents Just Wanna Swim
(Verse 1)
I come home in the evening light
Pool’s closed up, yeah the gate locked tight
They say “renovation,” say “just wait”
But it’s been rusted up for over a year and a half straight
(Pre-Chorus)
They say, “Don’t worry, it’ll be fine…”
Then they hit us with a seventy-five
(Chorus)
Oh, residents just wanna swim
Oh, residents just wanna swim
That’s all we really want
No fees piled on
Oh, residents just wanna swim
(Verse 2)
We were told everything was “okay”
Now it’s jackhammers by the pool all day
Four to six weeks, maybe more
And now they want us paying just to swim next door
(Pre-Chorus)
They say, “We’ve got a plan for you…”
Yeah, pay extra for what we already had, too
(Chorus)
Oh, residents just wanna swim
Oh, residents just wanna swim
We already paid our rent
Where’d the amenity go? Where’d it went?
Oh, residents just wanna swim
(Bridge)
They say “per your lease,” like that’s the end
But we’re not just gonna nod and pretend
We chose this place for what it had
Now it’s gone, and they want more cash?
(Break / Chant section)
No more fees!
No more spin!
Open the pool—
Let us in!
(Final Chorus)
Oh, residents just wanna swim
Oh, residents just wanna swim
No more pay-to-play
Fix it the right way
Oh, residents just wanna swim