▁d orm itory ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁le ased ▁to ▁N ort he astern ▁University ▁behind ▁Administration ▁Building . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Y M CA ▁inv ested ▁$ 4 0 ▁million , ▁including ▁a ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁gift ▁from ▁Liber ty ▁Mut ual ▁In sur ance , ▁into ▁its ▁retained ▁space ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁modern ▁community ▁center ▁that ▁is ▁wel coming ▁and ▁accessible ▁to ▁all . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Y ▁offers ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet ▁of ▁strength en ▁and ▁card io ▁space , ▁an ▁expanded ▁pool , ▁lo cker ▁rooms ▁for ▁men , ▁women , ▁families ▁and ▁children , ▁a ▁dedicated ▁te en ▁center , ▁class rooms ▁for ▁after ▁school ▁and ▁adult ▁education , ▁g ym , ▁sport ▁courts ▁and ▁multi - pur pose ▁stud ios . ▁The ▁new ▁lo bb y ▁em bra ces ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Y M CA ▁and ▁the ▁historic ▁building ▁while ▁providing ▁modern ▁amen ities . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁historical ▁Y M CA ▁complex , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁pool ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁resident ial ▁facility , ▁have ▁been ▁met ▁with ▁st iff ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁community . ▁Close ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁Y M CA ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Property ▁Co . ▁and ▁N ort he astern ▁from ▁construct ing ▁the ▁new ▁d orm itory . ▁An ▁organization ▁named ▁“ Save ▁Boston ▁Y M CA ” ▁has ▁formed