Construction on the 12,000-square-foot addition is set to begin in March, according to YMCA of Greater Dayton President Dale Brunner.
“We hope to have the new facilities open by October,” Brunner said Thursday.
The YMCA at the Heights currently offers a 24-hour fitness center, indoor swimming pool, a basketball court, indoor walking space, indoor playground, and a variety of programs.
Brunner said all of the facility’s current amenities will remain accessible throughout the months of construction.
The Y at the Heights is operated in partnership with the YMCA of Greater Dayton, Kettering Health, and the city of Huber Heights.
“Having the YMCA as a partner in Huber Heights has been great; we have a terrific relationship with the YMCA leadership and it keeps getting stronger,” said Mayor Jeff Gore. “We’re happy that so many of our residents utilize the Y and their programs at such a high level that they need to increase their space.”
The current Huber Heights facility is 72,000 square feet in total. Approximately 15,000 square feet is dedicated to the Huber Heights Senior Center, which officially opened earlier this month.
The senior center, previously located at 6428 Chambersburg Road, was initially planned to move to the former Marian Meadows shopping center, situated in the 6100 block of Brandt Pike, as part of a $40 million redevelopment of that site.
But when Sinclair Community College announced in April plans to close its satellite learning center located at the Y at the Heights, city officials changed course.
“City staff realized the benefit of occupying space in a facility on city property and within close proximity to both the Eichelberger (Amphitheater) and Kroger Aquatic Center,” then-city manager Rick Dzik said at the time. “Providing that space as the new senior center made the most sense due to the YMCA’s programming for our seniors (and) extensive parking availability.”
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