L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center - Fort Lauderdale (FL)

3 /5 Em Blue: The L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center is a nice facility overall, and the building itself is clean and modern. It’s a decent place with potential, but there’s definitely room for improvement in terms of service and overall coordination.

5 /5 Gina Podolan: The Black Box Theatre was the perfect backdrop for our intimate wedding of some 70 people. The staff was very helpful with planning the details and providing what was needed before and during the wedding. Shaina was in charge and was very experienced with how to coordinate lighting, tables, dj booth, the bar in the lobby and our ceremony was perfect and lovely for all our guests to enjoy. Her suggestions made everything go as planned and she is a pleasure to work with as well as her professional staff, who felt like part of our celebration. It was a magical day and very affordable as well. Just need some imagination to work with the venue and make it your own dream come true, as we did.

1 /5 Selene Anquenette: ***REVISED on 9/2/25*** I originally felt that joining this YMCA was one of the best decisions I had ever made. The facility is beautiful inside and out, and wellness practitioners like Mr. Cory and Mr. Russell stood out for their patience, compassion, and support. The amenities—including a pool, basketball court, theater, and Silver Sneakers program—make it a great place for all ages and fitness levels. Unfortunately, my experience with customer service has been very disappointing. If a trainer resigns (Mr. Cory), members are not informed or given a choice of if they want to continue with someone new, and prepaid one-on-one sessions are not refunded. Membership cancellation is difficult, calls from management go unanswered (Mr. Sonny and Mr. Dean), and charges continue even after requesting to end the membership. While the facility itself is impressive, these poor membership practices overshadow the positives. I truly hope management improves these areas, because members deserve better service and transparency - Sylena Britt

5 /5 Rick The Grandmastr: Truly this facility is the best of the best Ive seen of All YMCAs! The staff us mostly helpful. Even the maintenance folks are helpful. The facility is very beautiful no doubt to were it even looks like a modern museum. Basketball courts are very upscale and always clean!! Also there are cheerleaders, swimming and basketball leagues. Get Down to this why and go do a yoga class or hit the weights as well.

1 /5 Nathalia Orozco: I pay for a full membership ONLY to use the pool, and every single time I go, I’m forced to swim crammed into a corner with my daughter because of endless swimming lessons. This so-called “free swimming” they advertise is a complete bait and switch — it’s NOT free swimming if 90% of the pool is blocked off. And then there’s the pool supervisors and management. Shana was beyond rude — condescending, unprofessional, and downright disrespectful, not just to me, but even to her own employee who was trying to actually help and make sure me and my daughter had a decent experience. She spoke to me like she was doing me a favor, when I’m the one paying for the membership! I lasted two months before deciding I’d had enough. I even wrote to the pool manager about it two weeks ago — still no reply. Not surprising, considering the lack of care or respect for paying members. Save your money. Save yourself from this horrible, uncomfortable, and infuriating experience. Every time I walked in, I felt unwelcome and on edge. This is not how you treat customers. The entire pool management team needs urgent training in basic customer service, empathy, and how to not drive paying members away.