Winston Family YMCA

[Jagsdrew]

https://www.news4jax.com/community/2-year-old-ymca-in-riverside-already-needs-to-expand

Winston Family YMCA expanding with $3 Million dollar 3-phase campaign.

3-phases include:

• 8,000-square-foot expansion on the rooftop
• Expansion of the kids zone area
• New intergenerational space focusing on seniors and teens

The goal is to have 75% money raised by 2019 to begin construction in 2020.

[Captain Zissou]

Can they please make the track longer?  Running a mile on there will make you sick from all the spinning.

[KenFSU]

The new rooftop space sounds amazing.

Such a beautiful facility.

I wonder if they ever ended up putting the parking lot/old site on the market.

[Captain Zissou]

I wonder if they ever ended up putting the parking lot/old site on the market.

No and I doubt they ever will.  Another classic Jacksonville bait and switch. 

[Steve]

The new rooftop space sounds amazing.

Such a beautiful facility.

I wonder if they ever ended up putting the parking lot/old site on the market.

I think they will sell.....for the right amount. The issue is the right amount in their eyes and market reality aren't necessarily the same thing.

[copperfiend]

I cancelled my membership when they were in the final years of the old building. The place was way too overcrowded. You had to get into a queue basically to get near any equipment. And good luck getting near the basketball court or lap pool.

Is it any better at the new site?

[remc86007]

I cancelled my membership when they were in the final years of the old building. The place was way too overcrowded. You had to get into a queue basically to get near any equipment. And good luck getting near the basketball court or lap pool.

Is it any better at the new site?

I joined after the new building was completed, so I'm not sure how bad it was to compare it, but it is still pretty crowded at peak times. I have never had to wait in line to get to any equipment. At most I've had to wait for the person using the machine to be done.

[remc86007]

Can they please make the track longer?  Running a mile on there will make you sick from all the spinning.

No kidding. I really wish it was the size of the UNF gym's indoor track; that was much nicer. It would probably be cost prohibitive, but I think they could extend the track around the elevator and basketball court if they wanted to.

[fieldafm]

The new rooftop space sounds amazing.

Such a beautiful facility.

I wonder if they ever ended up putting the parking lot/old site on the market.

NAI Hallmark was marketing the site, yes.

Curious if this new expansion will use some of that existing parking lot space?

[JeffreyS]

I love this Y but it can be crowded.  The Basketball Gym is great but can someone turn down the horn it is currently set on Maddison Square Garden volume.

[Charles Hunter]

Wonder if it would be so crowded if the Y hadn't shut down their Arlington location?

[sinpantalones]

I worked at the old Yates YMCA as lifeguard in the early 90's and that place was super crowded back then. The pool should have been a UNF sized facility to begin with. I was there when it almost burned down from a faulty electric pencil sharpener...they missed the chance to REALLY expand back then!