Art institute adds new Lex campus location.Widely recognized as the preeminent institute in the world offering graduate degrees in the business of art, auctioneering and gallery ownership, Sotheby's Institute of Art will be adding a new campus location at 570 Lexington Avenue. Demonstrating its commitment to students from around the world, the school, which is certified through the University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a university located in Manchester, England. With over 40,000 students studying 500 academic programmes, more than 10,000 staff and an annual income of nearly £600 million it is the largest single-site University in the United Kingdom and receives in the U.K., has committed to 18,668 s/f to meet the growing demand for additional classroom space. Susan Kahaner and Tim Sheehan of CB Richard Ellis' Midtown mid·town n. A central portion of a city, between uptown and downtown. midtown Noun US & Canad the centre of a town Manhattan office, worked closely with CBRE CBRE CB Richard Ellis (real-estate firm) CBRE Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive CBRE Component-Based Reliability Estimation CBRE Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis (Boston, MA) colleague Betsy Schuman from the firm's Bethesda, MD office in arranging the 10-year lease on behalf of Sotheby's Institute of Art. The ownership of 570 Lexington Avenue, The Feil Organization, was represented by in-house leasing agent Eric Derfner. With facilities in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , London and Singapore, Sotheby's Institute of Art is one of the leading graduate degree programs focusing specifically on the education needs of anyone interested in the business side of art. Although not affiliated with Sotheby's auction house, the institute currently houses its main campus in Sotheby's 1334 York Avenue York Avenue is a short north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It runs from 59th Street north to 91st Street on the Upper East Side. It is known for its upscale apartments, much like the rest of the Upper East Side. building. While the institute will continue to house some of its classrooms in Sotheby's York Avenue property, that location did not have sufficient space required to accommodate its rapidly expanding enrollment. Its new space at 570 Lexington Avenue will comprise the entire sixth floor and house classrooms, a lecture hall lecture hall n → sala de conferencias; (UNIV) → aula lecture hall lecture n → amphithéâtre m , administrative office and an expanded research library. The beautifully-designed, Art Deco art deco (ärt dĕkō`; är dākō`, ärt) or art moderne (är môdĕrn`, ärt) lobby and architecture at 570 Lexington Avenue was one of the key factors in the institute's decision to sign a long term lease. Other major considerations included the property's close proximity to a number of high-profile museums. Architecture firm The Phillips Group has already been commissioned to create the institute's newest location by bringing a contemporary feel to the space, while at the same time respecting the extraordinary Art Deco design of the building. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion