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Former Chase-Washington Mutual Branch Building to become Bronx Council on the Art’s New Headquarters:

The Bronx Council on the Arts – BCA, has been gifted the former Washington Mutual Bank Branch in Westchester Square by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. The building will become BCA’s new headquarters and permanent home consolidating BCA’s three sites into one location.

Location:

The development is situated at 2700 East Tremont Avenue in the Westchester Square community of The Bronx. It is a heavily traveled commercial transportation hub. The location lends itself to maximum community, cultural and commercial engagement.

Arts, Culture & Community Engagement:

• To better serve the needs of our arts and culture constituency, nearly 1.4 million Bronx residents, and public-at-large;

• To partner with Bronx Business Alliance and the Westchester Square Merchants Association in the revitalization of the Westchester Square Business District;

• To further the cultural development of The Bronx by leveraging our vast cultural assets, incubating and supporting artists, arts organizations and the creative industries of The Bronx.

Development Team:

Bronx Council on the Arts and Atepa Praxis Architects.

Program Features – Estimated 5200 sq ft:

Estimated Timeline:

• Community arts planning and development;

• Bronx Writers Center – Expanded programs;

• Arts professional development and support;

• Cultural presentations, performances and exhibitions;

• Community, arts, grants, and grants to artists;

• Arts-related economic development ventures;

• Arts and Technology initiatives;

• Community planning activities.

• Closing Date - March 11, 2011

• Estimated Move-in - Summer 2015

• Capital Development:

o Stage I - cosmetic conversion;

o Stage II - structural and physical design;

o Stage III - implementation of design plan;

o Stage IV - feasibility assessment for structural expansion.

The Bronx Council on the Arts | Our Mission

For almost 50 years BCA’s mission has been to encourage and increase public participation in the arts and to nurture the development of artists and cultural organizations.

BCA @ 2700 Press

04/10/11 Mayor’s Radio Address: Mayor mentions BCA’s new home at Westchester Square
04/07/11 Bronx Times Reporter: “Arts Center Opens: Bronx Council Given Bank Building”

04/07/11 Bronx Press Review: “Chase Donates $850,000 Building to BCA"

04/06/11 Real Estate Bis Now: “Chase Donates Former WaMu Building to BCA”
04/06/11 Advert.co.uk: “Mayor Bloomberg and Chase Join BCA to Announce Its New Home”
04/06/11 WNYC: “Creativity meets Commerce: Arts Council Takes Over Bronx Bank”

04/05/11 Daily News: “Bank Branches Out, Gives Building to Arts”
04/04/11 WFUV: “BCA to Open New Headquarters”
04/04/11 NY1: “JPMorgan Donates Free Building to Bronx Council on the Arts”
04/04/11 Mayor’s Blue Room: “Mayor and Chase Join BCA to Announce Its New Home”
04/04/11 Mayor Bloomberg and Chase Join BCA to Announce Its New Home