Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA

Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA

The grand opening of the newly completed Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA is set for October 4, 2010. The new 200,000 sq. ft. facility, will replace the 67-year old existing building a block away, featuring more work out space, more amenities and increased parking.

This flagship facility boasts 5 floors of work out area, with the fifth being a suspended running track. The space also includes a teen center, lap pool, warm water therapy pool, exercise equipment rooms, group exercise rooms, racquetball/handball courts, gymnasium, chapel, café and locker rooms. In addition, the site will offer space for community meetings, board meetings, day camp, computer lab and food pantry and will provide more than 200 covered parking spaces.

Playing a key role in the development, Pieper-Houston Electric’s design-build engineering teams worked with Tellepsen to meet a tight construction schedule. The time between Pieper’s initial design to the issue for permitting construction drawings was just 2 short months. The team issued the super structure first so the foundation and underground work could begin. For the interior design, Pieper imbedded all conduit in the concrete to create an ascetically pleasing finish that emphasized the perforated ceilings.