The development will be jointly funded by charity OnSide Youth Zones and Croydon Council, which last year agreed to invest £3.25m towards building costs, £300,000 in revenue expenses, and has provided the site.
OnSide Youth Zones will secure £3m of revenue funding from the private sector, charitable trusts and grants to run the centre for its first three years.
It will include an indoor climbing wall, performing arts studio, film and multi-media facilities and a mentoring kitchen for local eight- to 19-year-olds (and up to 25 for those with a disability).
The centre will cater for up to 400 young people every day, who will pay 50p to access activities.
Croydon youth zone is one of three youth zones in the capital, with further projects in Barking and Dagenham and Barnet in the pipeline.
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