In 1993, the City of Troy mortgaged City Hall to fund the $2.5 million construction of a recreation center in South Troy. The building was completed in 1994, but administrations since then have claimed that the city could not afford to operate the facility.
In 1999, Troy finally sold the facility to the Troy Boys and Girls Club for $725,000. When the Boys and Girls Club found that Seventh Avenue facility was much busier, they leased the gym to Redemption Christian Academy. Now, the facility has been sold to Russell Sage College for use as an athletic complex for $1.2 million.
Russell Sage College plans to use it primarily for field sports, as the softball and soccer teams currently play on rented fields. In the future, Russell Sage also plans to add a Division II varsity lacrosse team. Additionally, community groups and summer camps will have access to the 21,000 square-foot facility when it is not otherwise in use.
