Budget documents outlining planned spending by Stoke City Council reveal that the local authority will initially stump up £2.5m for the state-of-the-art facility in 2017/18.
Traditionally, money put forward by councils for youth zones, which offer young people the chance to learn life skills in a range of areas including music, media, sport, wellbeing and dance, is match-funded by local businesses and sponsors.
The council has also set aside £1.5m in 2018/19, £1.5m in 2019/20, and £1.7m in 2020/21, adding up to a combined outlay of £7.2m over the next four years.
Randy Conteh, lead member for communities at Stoke Council, said: "The idea is to help people aged between eight and 19 - or up to 25 for those with a disability - to gain the confidence that will help them to achieve their goals and aspirations.
"It is much more than a youth club. A youth zone promotes positive lifelong habits with a gym and health offer, it builds confidence through great indoor and outdoor sports facilities with a sports programme and targeted sessional work, and gives young people the opportunity to talk to someone about their challenges."
The new building will be operated by OnSide Youth Zones, a national charity dedicated to providing facilities for young people to spend their leisure time.
The charity wants to establish 100 youth zones within the "next generation".
