CitybizlistBaltimore: Y Agrees to Expand One Facility, Trying to Sell Another
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By expanding the current location, the Y estimates it will be able to serve an estimated 1,500 more people in Carroll County. The funding for the renovation and expansion will come as a result of an innovative partnership with The Powers Companies, a regional builder/developer that agreed to purchase the Y's building and property on Sykesville Road and then lease it back to the Y for 25 years, with renewal options.
Included in the agreement is funding for the renovation and improvements.
At the same time, the Y announced that it is actively seeking a buyer for the site of the former Westminster Inn on South Center Street, which the Y purchased from the Maryland School for the Blind in 2007. While the Y has utilized the Westminster Inn building since its purchase, the escalating estimates for renovation, coupled with the economic downturn, required the Y to reevaluate taking on the project at this time.
"We are delighted with this arrangement as it allows us to both improve services to existing members and at the same time bring our charitable mission to more residents of Carroll County, due to the expansion," said Ron Nawrot, Chair of the Y's Carroll County Community Advisory Board.
Renovations to the existing center are expected to begin over the summer and conclude by year-end, with the center remaining open throughout the project.
The expansion will add approximately 5,000 square feet to the existing 24,000 square foot center. Exact renovation and expansion details are still under development, but improvements under consideration include added multi-purpose spaces, family locker rooms, an expanded child play area, and expanded fitness space. Upon completion of the expansion and improvements to the Family Center, the building will be named the Hill Family Center Y in honor of long-time Y volunteers and supporters, Marty and Kelly Hill and the Hill family, Jennifer Hill-Bubczyk and Martin P. Hill, local developers and philanthropists.
"This expansion and renovation project is in keeping with our recently completed strategic plan, ‘A Healthy Y for a Healthier Central Maryland,' which calls for the Y to be a catalyst for a more connected community," said John Hoey, President and CEO of the Y of Central Maryland. "The project will not only modernize the center, but also uses space to encourage greater family and community interaction. We're thrilled with it."
"The Y of Central Maryland is a pillar of this community. The Powers Companies share the same values as the Y and we are proud to work with such a family- and community-focused organization," commented Mark Powers.
The Y of Central Maryland has served the residents of Carroll County since 1962.
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