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Photo courtesy of Maugel Architects
What: Demakes Family YMCA
Where: Neptune Boulevard, Lynn
Built: 2019-2021
Owner: YMCA of Metro North
The new 70,000-square-foot Demakes Family YMCA in Lynn replaces an aging 1970s structure with a modern, light-filled facility that fosters social connections and expands services to 10,000 people annually.
Designed by Maugel Architects and built by Campanelli Construction, the new YMCA features a multi-story curved glass facade that runs along the street edge. The facility includes a community wing with a health clinic, instructional kitchen and gathering spaces; a youth wing with a child-watching area, a family adventure zone and an early childhood education center; and exercise venues featuring three group fitness areas, a regulation basketball court, an indoor track and an aquatics center.
Additional project team members included civil engineers Tetra Tech, Geosciences Testing and Research Inc., Weston & Sampson, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Colburn & Guyette, Gro Development, South Shore Gunite; Hastings Consulting and Strategic Spaces.
They Said It:
“As we emerge from the isolation caused by the pandemic, community facilities that foster reconnection and well-being will be essential to societal recovery. The Demakes Family YMCA’s extensive programming and services, along with its exceptional physical environment, will be a haven for the Lynn community and serve as a model of excellence for YMCAs nationwide.”
— Mark Pelletier, principal, Maugel Architects
