Welcome to the CNY Philanthropy Center Blog!

We have created this blog to keep you up-to-date on the preparations and renovations being conducted on our new home before we move in. We invite you to visit this page periodically, and even subscribe to the RSS feed, to join in our excitement over the next phase of the Community Foundation's story!

To learn more about our new future home, visit the CNY Philanthropy Center website.

 

If you drove by 431 East Fayette Street in the past couple of days, you may have noticed something different in front of the building – construction fencing has gone up around the exterior. That is because work has begun!

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Homeowners know all too well that there is always something on their property that needs attention – anything from a moody water heater to a leaky roof. Now that we are homeowners, we are finding that this truism applies to us as well! We thought we would share some of our stories with you.

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In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.  ~Aaron Rose

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Last week, our Board of Directors was presented with initial renovation design ideas from King & King Architects.

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In our last blog, we announced plans to make our new home environmentally sustainable. So, what does it mean to be sustainable?

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While the renovation plans for our building are in development, King & King Architects and C&S Companies are incorporating environmentally sustainable design features.

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Heavy construction may not be visible on our new building yet, but the hard work is already underway.

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We have hired the C&S Companies of Syracuse as program managers for the renovation of our new home, the former University Club Building at 431 East Fayette Street in Syracuse.

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The three-story, 18,000 square feet Greek Revival building located at 431 East Fayette Street was built in 1917 by The University Club of Syracuse. It has since seen renovations, additions and various uses.

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Welcome to the CNY Philanthropy Center’s new blog! We will be utilizing this space to keep you up-to-date on the preparations and renovations being conducted to our new home.

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