GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The second of three phases in renovating the Greater Green Bay YMCA’s downtown facility is nearly complete.
President/CEO Steve Harty expects work will wrap up by the end of this week with the entire project finishing by the end of March.
The $13,500,000 reconstruction began last fall and was broken up into three phases.
Harty says phase one was roughly 50% of the project and involved a complete exterior restoration of the building, which was constructed in 1924.
Phase two has seen the replacement of nearly every mechanical system in the building’s interior.
The project’s third portion calls for an upgrade of the YMCA’s program area. Harty says patrons will see expanded space in both the gymnastics center and wellness center in addition to new offerings and equipment for the family and youth programs.
In recent years, Harty says the organization’s board of directors discussed its options for the nearly 100-year-old facility. Due to the “revitalization” occurring in the city’s downtown through the growth of new businesses and apartment complexes, Harty says the board felt it had an easy decision to commit itself to that neighborhood.
Harty says the majority of the project cost was covered by a capital campaign that brought in roughly $10,000,000 and state historic tax credits that accounted for around $2,400,000. He says the remaining funds will come from the organization’s reserve fund.
