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A rendering of the Bronx YMCA building
10/30/21, 12pm - 1pm
Location
Northeast Bronx YMCA

*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior to the tour.*

The NE Bronx YMCA opened to the public on 9/9/2021. Marvel and the YMCA’s newest facility in the Northeast Bronx is a project decades in the making. Community activists and politicians have been working together for over thirty years to create this focal point for the entire neighborhood—a space that would allow all ages to gather, learn, and play. Located alongside NYCHA’s Baychester and Edenwald Houses, this new dynamic YMCA campus took inspiration from the site’s original forested land. A glass corridor seamlessly connects the three main pavilions, which are all situated around a central courtyard, preserving and celebrating the existing trees that enhance this unique building in a natural gesture. The YMCA building also includes two swimming pools, a gymnasium, wellness center, teaching kitchen, rooftop garden, childcare, group exercise studios, and sub-dividable community and multipurpose rooms. The outcome of a holistic design and construction process, the new YMCA both nurtures its occupants and touches the earth lightly, providing a shining example of the good that can come when our leaders, institutions, and community work together.  

Architect: MARVEL 

This program is organized in conjunction with Archtober, New York City’s month-long architecture, and design festival.

All Archtober sales are final. No refunds available.

Organized by
Center for Architecture
A rendering of the Bronx YMCA building
10/30/21, 12pm - 1pm
Location
Northeast Bronx YMCA
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