KINGSTON — The long-awaited 23,000-square-foot Village Green Community Center is beginning to show signs of a finished product.

The foundation is set. The interior and exterior framing is done. Spaces for windows taller than LeBron James are everywhere — views of Appletree Cove included.

“Everyone is just thrilled with the progress and (that) they’re on schedule,” said Daniel Johnson, executive director of the Village Green Foundation. “It’s quite an inspiration to walk through that building. One, because it’s finally happening; two, it’s so well designed; and three, the views are stunning.”

Construction began in May and is expected to be completed by April 2016. The project started about 12 years ago when the county acquired the former Navy housing site. The county owns the community center and library on Highway 104. Johnson said the county is going to sell it eventually and those proceeds will go toward the new center.

Also part of the Village Green is a park, owned by the Village Green Metropolitan Park District; and senior apartments owned by Martha & Mary.

The capital campaign has raised over $7.7 million. Johnson said the foundation needs to raise another $900,000 to reach its goal of $8.6 million. His goal is to have it collected before the ribbon cutting.

The center received donations of $1 million or more from the C. Keith Birkenfeld Memorial Trust, Washington State Building Communities Foundations and two anonymous donors. It received donations of $500,000-$999,999 from Kitsap County, Norcliffe Foundation and Washington State.

At the moment, contractors are working on the roof, which is expected to be done by October, according to Monica Houghtaling of Tim Ryan Construction. Next, they’ll begin finishing the interior and exterior, as well as plumbing and electrical work.

The center will feature a 5,000-square-foot library, a gymnasium with a half basketball court, tech room, meeting hall and kitchen. It will house a new Kingston branch library, senior center and  Boys & Girls Club.

There’s a pea patch adjacent to the center. Johnson said the hope is that kids with the Boys & Girls Club will learn how to grow food and then cook it in the kitchen.

The club serves about 100 kids in total, but average about 30 per day, according to Karen Jones, unit director of North Kitsap Boys & Girls Club. She said the club is looking to expand from middle schoolers to K-12 students, which could triple enrollment.

“We are hoping to do this during summer, but it may not start until September just depends how everything goes,” Jones said.

The center is located at 26159 Dulay Road NE. Donations can be made at www.kingstonvillagegreen.org.