WESLEY CHAPEL – The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA plans to build a $35 million branch to serve the Wesley Chapel area.
The new YMCA is expected to open in summer 2026 at 4379 Wellbeing Way, at the southwest corner of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and Eagleston Boulevard.
Stephanie Conners, president and CEO for BayCare Health System, said the land for the new YMCA was made possible through a lease with her organization.
“With our newly opened Wesley Chapel hospital, BayCare saw the YMCA as a natural partner. Both organizations have a shared mission to improve the overall health and well-being of our communities,” Conners said. “We are excited to have them as our neighbor and to work together to bring new resources to Wesley Chapel.”
This Y will serve as a community hub, empowering people to live their healthiest lives.
The branch will include a main family facility building, an aquatic center with a lap pool, a teaching pool and a family adventure pool. There will be a child watch area, spa-inspired locker rooms, group exercise studios and a wellness floor with fitness options.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA said the new branch will improve the health and well-being of the community in the following ways:
- Create more than 300 new jobs.
- Reduce accidental drowning by teaching kids to swim and be safe around water.
- Help reduce the obesity epidemic in adults and children by offering the community chronic disease prevention programs.
- Give the nearly 20,000 nearby seniors a welcoming place where they can exercise, socialize and celebrate health.
- Strengthen and support cancer survivors and their families through the Y’s Survivorship & Wellness Program Powered by Moffitt.
- Nurture the potential of the more than 27,000 youth who live within minutes of the project by offering after-school care, youth sports, summer camps and teen leadership programs .
- Create a community “hub” by offering the more than 40,000 households who live within minutes of the location a place to connect and be healthy.
“Every community deserves a great YMCA where kids can grow in health and confidence, adults can progress along their path to better well-being, and seniors can thrive in a welcoming social environment,” said Matt Mitchell, president and CEO of the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA. “We are excited and look forward to engaging the growing Wesley Chapel area.”
