Shades Valley YMCA renovations

Shades Valley YMCA is in the midst of renovations on its location off of Highway 31 in Homewood.

“This renovation will touch every member from the very youngest in the new child watch area to the young at heart, as they will all benefit from easier access to group exercise classes,” said Membership Director and Spin Instructor Dawn Pilleteri. “I cannot wait to see them working out in the new areas.”

One of the biggest renovations will be a new outdoor family fun pool and splash aquatic center.

“The old pool was over 50 years old and had major structural and mechanical issues,” District Vice President Cham Norman said.

Other renovations include re-building the interior of the building, including locker rooms, a family changing locker room, a childwatch/nursery center, a group exercise area, a spinning room, free weight and strength area, a teen center and 4,500 square feet of construction that will be home to a new cardio fitness area.

The YMCA will re-roof the entire facility, replace all the HVAC systems and build an outdoor “airnasium,” a covered playground for youth.

YMCA officials are confident these changes by Williams Blackstock Architects and Robins & Morton General Contractors will significantly impact their members for the better.

“The facility itself was in desperate need of updating and renovations,” Norman said. “We believe through this project we will be able to serve our members and the community far better than what we had been able to do previously.”

The renovations are scheduled to be completed by December. For more information, visit ymcabham.org/shadesvalley or call 870- 9622.