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.


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Each day change is evident at our future home. There is visible progress on the new stair tower on the building’s east side. In addition, the installation of drywall is almost complete on the 1st and 2nd floors.

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With the summer months winding down, anticipation and excitement continue to rise at the Central New York Community Foundation. This is because progress at 431 E. Fayette Street is anything but winding down!

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Just one week ago, the area on the east side of our building was an old pavement driveway that once served as a bank drive-thru.

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Now that workers have framed out the walls of the entire first floor and part of the second floor, Community Foundation staff members have been visiting the building to see our new space starting to really take shape.

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Construction has begun! Workers are replacing all of the windows in the building with new energy-efficient versions. Soon the framework for the new exterior addition will start to go up as well.

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Now that demolition is complete and the building permit is issued, the build out of our exterior additions and the construction of new interior walls is beginning.

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We invite you to share some of the fond memories you hold for the University Club building.

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If you were to fly a helicopter over our building and its city neighbors a few months from now, you would notice right away that our roof appears different than most.

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Recently, Community Foundation staff members were led through the skeleton of our new building’s interior. Now that demolition is winding down, we are left with a blank canvas on which we can each see our unique visions for what our new office space will be. We thought we would share with all of you our excitement over what the new Philanthropy Center, and the ownership of our own offices, will bring.

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There has been plenty of activity at our construction site this week. Exterior demolition has begun!

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Are you a local history buff?

View the 1917 Syracuse Herald article announcing the building's opening.

View the 1980 Post-Standard article about the allowance of women to the Univeristy Club.

View the University Club's membership directory from 1904. 

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