(Wesley Chapel, FL - May 21, 2025) - The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA has announced plans to build a $35 million facility designed to serve the needs of the Wesley Chapel area. This Y will serve as a community hub, empowering individuals living in the rapidly growing Wesley Chapel area to live their healthiest life.
Located at 4379 Wellbeing Way at the southwest corner of Bruce B. Downs Blvd. and Eagleston Blvd., the new YMCA was made possible through a relationship with BayCare Health System. The region’s leading not-for-profit health system, BayCare recently opened a new hospital near the location.
The new Y 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 an expansive wellness floor with extensive fitness options.
As a cause-driven 4-star charity, the Y is committed to nurturing the potential of kids and teens, improving the health and well-being of the community and giving back and supporting our neighbors in need. The new facility will strengthen the region and make it an even more attractive place to live and work by offering programming and services that will:
- Promote economic development by creating over 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. We are excited and look forward to engaging the growing Wesley Chapel area,” says Matt Mitchell, President and CEO of the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA.
“The parcel for this new YMCA was made available through a land lease with BayCare. 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,” notes Stephanie Conners, BayCare President and CEO.
“We are excited to have them as our neighbor and to work together to bring new resources to Wesley Chapel,” she adds.
The wellness programs offered by the Y will be a great complement to the clinical excellence that will be provided by BayCare. The proximity of a new BayCare Hospital and a new state-of-the-art YMCA will create a new wealth of wellness resources for the residents of East Pasco County and beyond.
The new YMCA is expected to open in the summer of 2026. A ground-breaking is planned for 10am on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025.
For media queries, please contact:
Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA
Hannah Oliver
Senior Communications Manager
Hannah.oliver@tampaymca.org
207-939-0488
BayCare Contact:
Cherie Miller
Communications Coordinator
BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel
Cherie.miller@baycare.org
(813) 838-4056