Lafayette YMCA

In 2017, ground was broken on a $28M facility that houses a new Lafayette Family YMCA.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $27,000,000
  • Total Project Cost: $28,501,327

IMPACT

  • 59 FTE jobs
  • 79 construction jobs
  • Project includes a Federally Qualified Health Center.
  • 116,000 sq. ft. of real estate

Investor

Project Description

In 2017, ground was broken on a $28 million facility that houses a new Lafayette Family YMCA. The project also includes space for Junior Achievement, a Franciscan Health clinic and a childcare center.

The two-story, 116,000 sq. ft. center is a joint collaboration of Intersection Connection, which is located on the Ivy Tech Community College – Lafayette campus and includes community organizations focusing on youth development, higher education, financial literacy and health and wellness.

The new YMCA space doubles its existing footprint. Funding sources include IU Health, which is covering the cost of the aquatics center, as well as Intersection Connection partners, the City of Lafayette, North Central Health Services, Oerlikon/Fairfield, Old National Bank, the James K. Risk family, School Datebooks, Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., Tippecanoe County, Unity Healthcare, Wabash National Corp., the YMCA Foundation and the federal New Markets Tax Credit program.

MAP

Address: 3001 South Creasy Lane, Lafayette, IN 47905

Census Tract: 18157001700

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