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RRH buys YMCA’s downtown building for $2.4M
RRH buys YMCA’s downtown building for $2.4M
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The YMCA of Greater Rochester has sold its East Main Street location to Rochester Regional Health for $2.4 million.
The YMCA will maintain its association office at the site throughout the summer and relocate to the Five Star Bank building in early fall.
In a release, the YMCA stated RRH was the right buyer because of the organization’s capacity to serve the community, particularly when it comes to health equity.
“At the YMCA of Greater Rochester, we make decisions to better community, and this decision was no different,” said Ernie Lamour, YMCA of Greater Rochester president and CEO. “As we have since our founding more than 170 years ago, the Y remains committed to the city of Rochester, working with the people we serve to meet their current needs, which today includes fighting food insecurity, providing safe places for children after school, and space for our seniors to come together for mental and physical health.”
“This is an exciting moment not just for Rochester Regional Health, but for the future of downtown,” said Richard “Chip” Davis, Rochester Regional Health CEO. “We’re proud to be part of the city’s ongoing revitalization and are committed to creating meaningful opportunities that support the health and well-being of everyone who lives, works and spends time here.”
The health system will assess the needs of the community as it develops plans for the space.
In the past four years since shifting its service delivery model at the East Main Street location, the YMCA of Greater Rochester has continued to provide services, programs and spaces that the community needs, including partnerships and collaborations, especially ones that will address the social determinants for health for city residents.
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