Evergreen Christian Community

The $31 million, 55,000-square-foot Eastside Community Center opens this fall at 1721 E. 56th St. The center's amenities include a multi-use gymnasium, sound recording studio, social hall, culinary kitchen, weight room and cardio-fitness areas, and a large pool with a party room, lap lanes, diving board and hot tub/spa. The building is expected to attract as many as 350,000 users annually, including some 200 youngsters each weekday through programs of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound. The project is a partnership involving Metro Parks Tacoma, the City of Tacoma, Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma Housing Authority, the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, the Greater Metro Parks Foundation and The Billy Ray Shirley III Foundation.