YMCA Post sans Village People Pun
Here’s a look at the revamped Bell Street facade of the downtown YMCA. Both the Advocate and the Stamford Times have articles today on the first phase of construction which includes the new entrance, lobby and cardio room. Some additional renderings from future phases are below. The glass looks to be an improvement to the dingy, rather depressing wall that’s there now.
The Y has been closed since selling their lobby and upper floors to a developer for conversion into a boutique hotel. Stamford Notes recently did a run down on what to expect out of the new Y opening in March. Before the hotel deal, the Y considered deserting it’s downtown location in order to stay afloat. Looks like aside from allowing the institution remain downtown, the changes are breathing some new life in terms of both form and function into the building. 
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looks great. that road could do with a facelift so this is at least a start. apart from habor point and highgrove this must be one of the only pieces of construction going on at the moment.
There's a few others - RMS should start the building next to St. Andrews soon. Theres some class B office space becoming apartments on one of those side streets (3rd st?) in Ridgeway right outside the downtown, the west side has all the charter oak housing under way for the vidal court replacement, i think Metro Green might have a second phase starting sometime this year. anything we forget?
3rd St between Bedford and Summer is where that project is at. There's also the CVS under construction at Bull's Head. And Old Town Hall.
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