DEVELOPMENT
Total donation amount will determine size of completed facility YMCA announces Imperial Oaks location
Community Impact Newspaper pre- viously reported the Holcomb Family YMCA is planned to be built on a tract of land that was donated by Inves- tors Ltd., a partnership owned by the Holcomb family. The area overlooks a -acre lake known as Lake Holcomb. The size of the new facility will depend on the amount of donations received, although plans will be devel- oped for a smaller facility if the total desired amount is not met, ocials said. Brian Kridler, the YMCA vice pres- ident of strategy and innovation, said the new facility could cost million or more. The new facility will be funded mainly through donations, although other Greater Houston branches have been funded through accumulated cash and debt nancing in the past. Most donations are made privately, Rigby said. “They are not chomping at the bit to put their name on a roof, boiler or
BY ANDREWCHRISTMAN
The Greater Houston YMCA announced its intent to build a long- awaited new -acre branch in the Falls at Imperial Oaks area during a stakeholder meeting June . While the meeting was meant to get feedback from area homeowners association presidents, YMCA rep- resentatives, developers and others, ocials conrmed construction on the Holcomb Family YMCA north of the Grand Parkway is scheduled to begin by the end of July . Brian Rigby, the director of design for YMCA designers Gro Development, said the new branch is still early in its predevelopment stage, and several fac- tors will lead into its design. The YMCA will actively seek community input as it is designed, he said. The project was delayed in February aer Hurricane Harvey caused damage at four Greater Houston-area YMCAs in .
Brian Jarrard, director of land development for Holcomb Properties Company and Brian Rigby, director of design for Gro Development, present ideas for the new YMCA facility.
treadmills,” he said. The new facility is anticipated to serve an area of a -mile radius of Imperial Promenade Drive, located just north of the Grand Parkway. Kridler said there are currently two other YMCAs operating in south Montgomery County, but they are located west of I-. Once the new facility is opened, Kridler said YMCA will pursue partner- ships to best serve the community. “We start with needs and work from there,” he said. A quick turnaround is anticipated once the ground is broken in , but a completion date is not known, Kridler said.
YMCA GETS GREEN LIGHT
LAKE HOLCOMB
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The project to bring a YMCA to the area east of I-45 and north of the Grand Parkway was stalled last year but has picked up momentumwith a recent announcement. • 10 acres donated off Lake Holcomb • Construction to begin: 2021 • Funding: approximately $15million needed • Funding source: donations sought
SOURCE:GREATERHOUSTONYMCA/ COMMUNITY IMPACTNEWSPAPER
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