March 15th, 2005
For more information, contact:
Allison Stoddard, (207) 773-3625,
astoddard@wright-ryan.com
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT GREATER
PORTLAND YMCA
(PORTLAND) –The Greater
Portland branch of the YMCA is adding 32 single room occupancy units
along with a new, welcoming entryway and improved drop off/pick up
points along the High Street elevation of their current facilities.
The addition, designed by Portland-based firm, CWS Architects
incorporates materials and designs that are familiar in the
surrounding neighborhood such as the brick veneer to match the
existing building.
In order to make room
for the new construction, demolition of two existing apartment
buildings needed to happen. The buildings were flattened under the
supervision of one of the States largest construction firms,
Wright-Ryan Construction. In addition to overseeing the construction
that will happen on High Street over the next eight months,
Wright-Ryan previously partnered with the Greater Portland YMCA branch
to complete projects including renovations to the pool, aerobic
exercise room and the executive men’s locker room in 1999, the child
care center in 2002 and the teen center in 2003.
Wright-Ryan is no
stranger to managing jobsites on busy Portland arterial roadways.
They recently built the new 4-story Casco Terrace Apartments above a
parking garage on State Street, completed reconstruction of the Preble
Street Resource Center and performed renovations at the Children’s
Museum of Maine in 1993. Currently, Wright-Ryan is completing a
30-unit, single room occupancy structure in Portland for Avesta
Housing.
In 2004, the Cumberland
County YMCA celebrated their 150th year anniversary and one
year later they find themselves celebrating a whole new chapter in
their history. The additions to their Portland facilities will help
bring the YMCA closer to achieving their goal of strengthening the
community by allowing them improved space and logistics for serving
families and individuals.
For more information, contact Allison
Stoddard (207-773-3625,
astoddard@wright-ryan.com).
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