PROJECT HISTORY
Below, you will find supporting documentation of previous and current building design iterations, survey responses, building requirements, and more. If you have any questions, please reach out via our Contact Form.
The Building Committee has been meeting once a week since September of 2024. There were some weeks when we had additional meetings to meet deadlines or to gather extra feedback from various groups within our MYC and LMSS community. We have engaged the architectural firm; Momentum Design Group and they meet with us weekly and have since August 2024. We have a landscape group working along with us and have had 2 different builders assist us in the initial pricing of designs.
Concept Design 1 - September 2024
This was the initial design that was put together by a small group to show the membership that a new building is possible. This design included remodeling some of the current spaces but adding new for additional space or where the buildings aren’t worth saving. The membership was excited to explore the idea of a new building but wanted to feel that all input was heard. The Building Committee decided to start fresh and create based on all the feedback that came to us from members in our Town Hall sessions and through the survey that was sent out to the full membership.
We learned that the views were incredibly important with the upper deck being a preferred seating space for many. Most were looking for more kitchen service and kitchen facilities that could improve our output with dinners and potentially offer a small menu. Preserving the large lawn in front is import. People did not like the modern look of the sailing school buildings. They wanted to see LMSS and MYC integrated together / less separation. They wanted the whole place to have the same look.
A feedback recap was pulled together by Sarah Christensen from all the notes and shared ideas. It was from this that the Building Committee worked to design the next building concept.
Survey Responses - Fall 2024
This online survey was open from October 29-November 17. From it, we were able to discern demographics, desired building/island features, and gather open-ended feedback about the Lighthouse Island Project.
Concept Design 2 - January 2025
This is a two story design that worked to meet all the desired requests from the membership. This design did not carry forward for very long as there was concern that all classrooms were upstairs and did not provide easier access to all abilities with this set up. The size of the building was large because it incorporated much of the boat storage under the roofline. It was analyzed to be more expensive because of the footprint size.
Concept Design 3 - February 2025
This concept became the main design that we felt met the needs that were presented to us from MYC and LMSS, while also meeting the desires voiced from the membership for their new building. We listened to everyone and worked to make sure every inch of this building had a purpose and function. Spaces could be used in different ways, but it kept some spaces always reserved for MYC members without LMSS students running through it during the day. The reason for this was to allow more hours of access to MYC members so they could enjoy the club during the day, as well as the evening. It allows for plenty of classroom space for the school to grow, and for our racing community to offer coaching and presentation sessions. The focus is to be a top-rated racing club and school with the most up to date technology and coaching tools.
This concept was designed to the point of a pricing set document (over 600 pages of details). The Building Committee chose 3 builders to review the set and asked them to come back to us with pricing. In the pricing set every detail we could imagine wanting in the next 10 years was accounted for, not at a luxurious level, but added in to make sure we didn’t outgrow our building immediately or want to add it in and see cost increase unexpectedly.
The bids came back averaging about $12m and we then worked with the contractors to take out some obvious large items that we could live without or replace with less expensive options. (An example would be patio pavers trading for stamped concrete. Another example is we removed the boardwalk around the perimeter of the island). The pricing reduced to an average of $10m.
As this final step on pricing came in, the Fundraising Group updated everyone with how the initial conversation were going. The commitments were coming in closer to a total amount that would allow for a building cost of $6.5m. The Building Committee was then tasked with reducing what we had to try to hit this final desired cost of $6.5m. This is currently what we have been working on.
Additional Supporting Documents
View the linked documents below regarding event guidelines, planning documentation, and more.