The YMCA project is a mixed-use 4 story development consisting of the below:

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On the upper floors there are 63 lettable rooms made up of, 36 self-contained lettable studio apartments, 6 two-bedroom cluster apartments with shared kitchens and 5 three-bedroom cluster apartments again with a shared kitchen

 

On the First Floor the YMCA have their own office area consisting of a large open plan office along with various individual offices and a meeting room.

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On the ground floor there is a large nursery consisting of a number of large classrooms, sensory room,  commercial kitchen facility, office area, staff area, shower room and outdoor play area.

Also, on the ground floor the YMCA have a large entrance lobby, reception area, interview room, and commercial laundry for the residents, there is also a large resident’s room with self-contained kitchenette

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There are more YMCA office areas on the ground floor and another meeting room.

There is also room for a self-contained shop unit but until other local development in the area is completed the YMCA are using this as temporary office area.

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Services installed by ETL:

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• Mains distribution and metering from the DNO incomer to all 47 individual YMCA accommodation units along with all the various distribution boards for the YMCA and Nursery areas.

• Small power distribution to socket outlets throughout the whole building along with all containment and 3 compartment dado/skirting trunking

• Power supplies to the lift and YMCA external sign on the roof

• Electrical heating to all accommodation areas and circulation corridors with smart setback controls

• Power supplies to all items of Mechanical plant and equipment

• Low energy LED Lighting installation throughout the whole building with automatic absence/proximity detection devices

• External lighting consisting of ground lights, bollards, columns and building mounted flood lights with automatic photocell controls and override facility

• EV charging post with facility to charge 2 vehicles key switch controlled by the YMCA

• Complete Fire Alarm system and AOV interlinks covering the total building with all “Cause and Effect” programming and auto-Dialler to call off site monitoring station

• Disabled call system linked back to main YMCA reception panel covering W/C and shower areas

• Complete Door Access system for all areas including all accommodation areas with Paxton fob access reader pads & door handles.

• Complete CCTV system with internal and external IP cameras with DVD backup storage facility

• Security system with main panel PIR units to all ground floor areas and external door contacts, auto-Dialler to call off site monitoring station

• Induction Hearing Loops in meeting rooms and interview room

• Complete IT infrastructure installation for all YMCA & Accommodation areas

• TV Cabling to all accommodation areas only for future proofing

• Full lightening protection installation