Stratford Richardson YMCA
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Neighboring Concepts provided programming, architectural and interior design and construction administration services for the Stratford Richardson YMCA. This celebrated branch, the first built in West Charlotte in more than 30 years, now sits on 20 acres of land in the heart of Charlotte’s West Boulevard Corridor.
The new YMCA brings welcomed motion, life and energy to the surrounding neighborhood and provides a true “center” for community activity.
Amenities include:
• An indoor basketball court,
• An indoor pool with lap lanes for avid swimmers,
• A suspended walking track,
• A fitness center,
• Multipurpose rooms available for community meetings,
• A chapel for reflection and meditation and
• A health room that is staffed daily with registered nurses.
The Stratford Richardson YMCA branch is the only 1 of 4 Charlotte Center City YMCAs to offer extended programs that target families and senior citizens, a full service licensed child care facility and an after school program for 100 children among them. In addition, the NFL’s Charlotte Panthers partnered in to build an outdoor multipurpose field used for youth fall football and soccer programs. A generous contribution from the Charlotte Bobcats made the YMCA’s indoor basketball court a possibility. When kids play sports, they develop skills beyond the court. Through healthy competition kids can discover their personal best, have fun and be part of a team.
The diversity of population and programs at the Stratford Richardson YMCA make it a strong catalyst for the development and resurgence of its adjacent residential neighborhoods.


- preservation 1230 West Morehead Street
- community 2012 Democratic National Convention
- residential 757 North Apartments
- commercial ABC Store Prototype
- residential Allen Street Development
- planning Augusta Avenue Outdoor & Community Arts Market
- planning Beatties Ford Road Corridor Small Area Plan
- community Brace YMCA Renovation
- transportation CATS BLE J.W. Clay Parking Garage
- transportation CATS BLE Sugar Creek Parking Garage
- transportation CATS BLE Sugar Creek Pedestrian Bridge
- transportation CATS I-485 Parking Garage
- transportation CATS LYNX Blue Line Station Finishes
- transportation CATS Park and Ride Facilities
- residential Cedar Crest Condominiums
- commercial Center for Intentional Leadership at Whitehead Manor
- planning transportation Charlotte Area Transit System | North and Northeast Corridor
- planning transportation Charlotte Area Transit System | Southeast and West Corridor Station Envelope Planning
- planning transportation Charlotte CityLYNX Gold Line Corridor
- residential College Park at the Gateway
- education CPCC Cato Campus Phase II Addition + Renovation
- transportation CPCC Independence Deck
- transportation CPCC Student Deck III
- preservation District Attorney’s Office Expansion at the Historic Mecklenburg County Courthouse
- community Dr. John T. Crawford Renaissance Center
- planning transportation Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit
- community Eastway Regional Recreation Center
- residential Eastway Village
- commercial First Legacy Community Credit Union Corporate Headquarters
- commercial First Legacy Community Credit Union, Gastonia Branch
- planning First Ward Development Master Plan
- preservation Foster Village Network Center (Formerly George E. Davis House)
- community Fuller & Dudley Museum of Entrepreneurship
- planning Gaston County Transit Oriented Development Study
- preservation George Pierce Wadsworth House
- residential Grandin Village
- residential Grier Heights Senior Apartments
- education GTCC Transportation + Welding Building
- community Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
- community preservation Historic Second Ward Gymnasium Renovation
- preservation transportation Historic Trolley Barn Restoration
- community Howard Levine Child Development Center
- residential HPHA Single Family Home Build
- community Ivory Baker Recreation Center
- education J. Knuckles Science Annex Building Addition + Renovation at Fayetteville State University
- commercial education JCSU Campus Bookstore
- education JCSU Visual & Performing Arts Center
- preservation JCSU Visual & Performing Arts Center Renovation
- transportation Johnson City Medical Center Employee’s Parking Garage
- preservation Lafayette Place
- planning residential Levine First Ward Apartments
- community Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
- education Mosaic Village
- residential Mosaic Village Housing
- transportation Mosaic Village Parking Garage
- education NCCU Latham Bookstore
- commercial NCCU Latham Bookstore
- transportation NCCU Latham Parking Deck
- commercial Neighboring Concepts Office
- residential Oak Park at Third Ward
- planning Renaissance Master Plan (Formerly Boulevard Homes)
- residential Renaissance Senior Living (Formerly Boulevard Homes)
- community Revolution Sports Academy
- community Romare Bearden Park
- residential Skybridge Terrace Condominiums
- planning Southside Neighborhood Revitalization Plan
- planning St. Paul Baptist Church Master Plan
- community Stevens Creek Nature Preserve
- community Stratford Richardson YMCA
- residential Summit Greenway Condominiums
- residential Tall Oaks Redevelopment
- residential The Residences at Renaissance
- transportation UNCC North Deck
- transportation UNCC Union Deck
- community University Park Baptist Church
- planning Wesley Heights Revitalization Plan
- community West Charlotte Recreation Center
- residential Woodvale Place