The new Northfield Y opened September 3, 2014. Community financial support allowed us to build this beautiful new facility, which includes the following amenities:
- Indoor Aquatics center featuring an easy depth entry pool, lap swimming, swim lessons, aqua fitness, family play area, and water features – including a mushroom, volleyball and basketball equipment and a slide
- Full-size regulation high school gymnasium
- Wellness floor including free weights, fitness studio, Personal Training, new cardio & strength equipment and free weights for injury recovery and illness prevention
- Indoor walking track for running and walking: 9 feet wide and marked for runners and walkers with 13 laps per mile
- Child Watch supervised care for the kids while other family members participate in Y programs/services
- Community multi-purpose gathering room with couches, tables and chairs, a fireplace and a great view into the pool so you can watch the kids in swim lessons
- Locker rooms, including family/special needs and men’s and women’s facilities plus staff offices
This is a 31,000 square foot facility with a total project cost of $9.3M which includes construction, land and start-up expenses.
As you walk into the Y, the pool and community gathering room are to the left, the front desk is on the right, and the wellness center is above
Front desk (left) and Child Watch vestibule
Our indoor pool with easy entry/near zero-depth entry, swim lessons, aqua fitness, three lanes of lap swimming, family play space play features, volleyball and basketball nets
View of the gym and 2nd floor wellness center from the far side on the walking track, which circles the entire full-size gym and the wellness center
From the earliest conversations, community volunteers have worked to provide a fiscally responsible, sustainable YMCA. To that end, tremendous effort is being put into developing a core facility that will support the Northfield community for generations to come.