Subscribe Now

The Magazine

Northshore October 2025
If Chris Lovasco, president and CEO of the YMCA of the North Shore, could use one word to describe the new Glen T. MacLeod Cape Ann YMCA in Gloucester, it would be “transformational.” Just looking at the building, designed by Beverly-based architecture firm SV Design, Siemasko + Verbridge, makes it easy to see why. With its airy, nautical feel and welcoming ambiance, it’s at once perfectly representative of Cape Ann and unlike anything the region has seen before, especially in a YMCA. The project won gold at the Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston’s 2021 Prism Awards Gala for Excellence in Community Design—
Already a subscriber (including print subscriptions)? LOG IN HERE

Keep Reading — It's Free to Join

You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Create a free account to continue reading Northshore Magazine content and get our weekly email newsletter.

Want full access and a print subscription? Subscribe now.