The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to transfer ownership of the former YMCA at 337-341 Main St. to Mattern Construction of Baltic for its planned new headquarters and commercial development. Along with creating its new headquarters, Mattern plans to market excess space in the renovated building for a restaurant or pub. The property is directly across the street from the former Elks Club mansion, being renovated into a boutique hotel. Mattern plans a $4 million to $4.5 million project to do an environmental cleanup, gutting and partial demolition of the former YMCA building and new construction to create the construction company’s new headquarters. Mattern President Eric Mattern said his company would renovate the rundown warehouse. Mattern said work should begin this spring, starting with a general cleanup of the YMCA property to improve its appearance. The environmental abatement should be done by fall, when actual construction will begin.
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