Arizona State University and YMCA broke ground on a 64,283-sq-ft addition to the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA at 350 N. First Ave. in downtown Phoenix. The building was originally erected in 1955 and was last renovated in 2006.
The ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus Recreation Center (or Y@ASU for short) is one of four fitness centers across the ASU university system that students voted to fund with an increase to their recreation fees of $75 per each semester per student. Tempe, Ariz.-based Sundt Construction is the general contractor under a $19.2-million construction contract. The total project cost is estimated at $25 million.