RFP issued for Harlem theater plan.Empire State Development Corp. and the Harlem Community Development Corp. have issued a request for proposal Empire State Development Corp. and the Harlem Community Development Corp. have issued a request for proposals (RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. ) for redevelopment of the Victoria Theater at 235 W. 125th St., according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Empire State Development Chairman Charles A. Gargano. The vacant Victoria Theater is a few doors from the Apollo Theater
"With the redevelopment of the Victoria Theater, our goal is to complement ongoing economic development activity along the 125th Street corridor, considered Harlem's entertainment and commercial hub, while finding a reuse for the property," Gargano said. "Whether preserving or adapting the site, a developer also should include a cultural or community component in the proposal." Diane Phillpotts, president of Harlem Community Development Corp., a subsidiary of Empire State Development, said, "We are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a developer and proposal that will help to create jobs, showcase Harlem's assets and contribute to the economic vitality of the neighborhood." The three-story theater, which includes approximately 43,000 square feet, is located in the Upper Manhattan Upper Manhattan denotes the more northerly region of the New York City Borough of Manhattan. Its southern boundary may be defined anywhere between 59th Street and 155th Street. Empowerment Zone. The theater, designed in 1917 as a Loew's Theater for vaudeville vaudeville (vôd`vĭl), originally a light song, derived from the drinking and love songs formerly attributed to Olivier Basselin and called Vau, or Vaux, de Vire. and movies, was converted into a multiplex movie theater with five theaters in the late 1980s. The building also has retail space and office space on the second and third floors. The deadline for developers to submit a proposal for the theater property is Dec. 13. |
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