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May 18, 2006

Makor on the Move as 92nd St. Y Places Steinhardt Building on the Market

The Reeler had heard something to this effect in weeks past, but the higher-ups at the 92nd Street Y made it official yesterday: They are selling the Steinhardt Building (right), the Upper West Side enclave that houses its Makor film screenings and arts programs.

According to a release, both Makor and Daytime--the Y's activity program for "mid-aged" adults--will be relocated to temporary sites while the organization's Upper East Side headquarters are reconfigured to accommodate them, a process that is expected to take three to five years. A 92nd Street Y spokeswoman told me yesterday that officials have scoured Manhattan evaluating alternatives and that a list of 30 preliminary choices has been narrowed to "a handful of pretty distinct possibilities." The spokeswoman emphasized that the Y does not plan to cut any programs during or after the move to the interim location.

Meanwhile, real estate broker CB Richard Ellis is handling the sale of the building at 35 West 67th St. And although a CBRE spokesman today confirmed that the property marketing is underway, he would not place an appraised or estimated value on the building, which was valued at $16 million when philanthropist and Y board member Michael Steinhardt donated it in 2001.

So anyhow, do not worry just yet about needing to research a venue change for those tickets you scored for Makor films this summer. Naturally, if any of the events are rescheduled or shifted off-site, I will let you know.

Posted by stvanairsdale at May 18, 2006 02:13 PM

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