Residential high-rise slated for former Eau Claire YMCA web site

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The developer that bought the previous Eau Claire YMCA plans to construct a high-rise residential constructing there, with a blended use base.

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The parcel of land went earlier than metropolis council’s public committee listening to on Tuesday for a land use modification that will permit the location to be developed. The modification was accepted unanimously by council.

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The YMCA opened in October 1988 and closed its doorways in February of 2021, citing monetary and financial pressures within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 113,000-square-foot constructing and 4 hectares of land went up on the market about 5 months later.

Council heard that the brand new proprietor, Telsec Property Company, plans to permit interim customers into the prevailing constructing within the brief time period, with plans for a blended use podium and a residential tower above it.

Kris Van Grieken, talking for Telsec, stated work on the event might start within the subsequent couple of years.

“We have now curiosity from interim customers that will be longer than (a pair years), however we’ll weigh that out versus the final word imaginative and prescient and see what’s most acceptable,” stated Van Grieken.

Space Coun. Terry Wong stated he can’t say who’s seeking to hire the constructing within the interim, however he is aware of there are a variety of events. He stated the area could possibly be used for training or arts and tradition functions.