Housing & Apartments

Nonprofit to preserve former YMCA Bowling Branch with lease agreement

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso's city council approved a new lease agreement to keep operations running at the former YMCA Bowling Branch facility in Northeast El Paso. In a news release Monday, the city said a nonprofit, Carl L. Robinson HEAT Retreat, will take over.

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Reporting by Gabrielle Lopez. Photo: KVIA.

Community ReportAutomatedSource: Community ReportPublished: May 12, 2026, 1:46 PMView source

4 Comments

The El Paso housing market is a whole different beast right now.

Property taxes in Texas make this conversation even more complicated.

Location matters so much in El Paso. North vs south is like two different cities.

u/taco_run_tx·

Rent in El Paso has gotten insane. Good topic to discuss.