freQUentlY ASKed QUeStIonS - YMCA of Greater Cleveland

The new Parker Hannifin Downtown YMCA
FREQUENTLY
ASKED
QUESTIONS
Q: I s the Downtown Y abandoning the city
of Cleveland?
A: Absolutely Not. We will continue to offer high
quality programs and services, including a wide
array of community outreach programs, that are
specific to the city of Cleveland.
Q: W
ill the New Downtown Y be comparable to the
current one, located at 2200 Prospect Avenue
East?
A: Yes. The new site within the Galleria at Erieview will
include a 40,000-square-foot health and wellness
facility.
Q: W
hat will happen to the current Downtown Y?
A: The current Downtown Y building was purchased in
April 2015 by Asset Plus Companies, Inc. and will
be renovating the building into 150 private student
apartments to be called the Domain at Cleveland.
Q: Where
will the Y’s Association offices be housed?
We are currently scouting locations in the Downtown
area for new offices.
Q: W
hat are the Amenities to be in the
new facility?
A: The new Y will include a 40,000-square-foot fitness
facility, a three-lane lap pool, three group exercise
rooms, a spinning studio, space for personal
training, and massage therapy rooms.
Q: Why will there not be a basketball court or
handball/raquetball courts.
Due to limited space and funding, we are unable to
replicate certain amenities in the new facility.
Q: H
ow does this affect the rest of the Galleria
space?
A: The new Y will fill nearly 30 percent of the building’s
retail space on its first and second floors.
Q: Will the Y’s hours of operation change?
A: Our plan is to keep the new Y’s operating hours
in line with the current ones: 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sundays.
Q: What about parking?
A: 125 spaces will be available for use. Parking at
the new facility will be as follows: From 5:30 until
8 a.m., parking will be free. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
parking rates are currently $3 for up to 2 hours
at the Galleria at Erieview. From 5-9 p.m. parking
will be free. It will also be free on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Q: W
hy is the Y moving it’s Downtown branch after
so many years?
A: A
more modern space allows the Y to provide the
absolute best service to its members, and we will
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be situated in the new site much closer to more of
the Downtown business population. The Galleria at
Erieview, importantly, allows us to maintain a streetlevel presence in the Downtown community.
Q: Will the new Downtown Y’s name be changing?
A: Yes. The new facility will be called the Parker Hannifin
Downtown Y. Parker Hannifin, a publicly traded
manufacturer based in Mayfield Heights, has pledged its
support for the naming rights for the new Downtown Y.
Q: W
ill the move impact how much I pay for my Y
membership?
A: Membership rates will remain the same for current
members who “lock in” their rates by July 31, 2015.
Their rates will be good through December 2016.
Thereafter, rates will increase to as follows: Young
Professional $50/month, Adult $61/month, and
Household $105/month.
Q: When will the new Y be open to the public?
A: A grand opening is tentatively scheduled for
March 7, 2016.
Q: Is the move going to benefit the City of Cleveland?
A: Y
es. Building owner Werner Minshall is donating the
space to the YMCA of Greater Cleveland. For years,
the Galleria at Erieview has scrabbled to stay alive
by leasing space to non-retail tenants and booking
weddings and events.
The new Downtown Y will fill a large hole once leased
to stores including The Limited. The Downtown Y
currently has 3,650 members. Hope is to surpass
5,500 members at the new location. The move could
also boost traffic in the Galleria parking garage, the
food court of the complex, and in the surrounding
neighborhood.
The Galleria and Tower at Erieview form the northern
edge of the city of Cleveland’s onetime financial center,
an area Downtown boosters are trying to recast as the
NineTwelve District. Though troubled by a soft office
market and high retail vacancies, the neighborhood is
showing signs of resurgence. The new Y is expected to
aid that revitalization even moreso.
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