SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) will name its academic and community facility at 350 W. Fayette St. the “Nancy Cantor Warehouse” in honor of the departing chancellor. Richard Thompson, chairman of the Syracuse University board of trustees, made the announcement Thursday night at a dinner honoring Cantor’s legacy in the Schine Student Center. Cantor “fully […]
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) will name its academic and community facility at 350 W. Fayette St. the “Nancy Cantor Warehouse” in honor of the departing chancellor.
Richard Thompson, chairman of the Syracuse University board of trustees, made the announcement Thursday night at a dinner honoring Cantor’s legacy in the Schine Student Center.
Cantor “fully recognized” that the fortunes of the city and university are tied together, Thompson said in a news release.
“Nancy showed us how to rethink the boundaries of our campus, of scholarship and of education with a leap that took us across the city of Syracuse. Where others saw an abandoned warehouse, she saw a launching pad. We can think of no better way to commemorate the signature accomplishments of SU under Nancy’s leadership than to formally connect her name to that striking structure,” Thompson said.
Architect Richard Gluckman, an SU graduate, transformed the “imposing, windowless box” into a “colorfully inviting urban center” that has spurred further development, SU said in the news release.
Syracuse–based Dunk & Bright Furniture Co., Inc. previously used the building for furniture storage.
After its renovation, the Warehouse served as a temporary home for the SU School of Architecture, as crews renovated its space inside Slocum Hall on campus, SU said.
The building also housed design programs of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, which retain a major presence in the structure. In addition, the facility includes an art gallery and spaces dedicated to community gatherings and educational programs for students in the Syracuse City School District, according to SU.
The impact of the Warehouse renovation on the surrounding Armory Square and Near West Side neighborhoods includes more than $70 million in new capital investments and a new office headquarters for companies such as King + King Architects, LLP; engineering firm O’Brien and Gere; and WCNY, Central New York’s regional public broadcasting service; and two new hotels, SU said in the release.
The dual Residence Inn by Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott on July 30 formally opened for business next door to the Warehouse at 300 W. Fayette St. in Syracuse’s Armory Square.
O’Brien & Gere is the anchor tenant of Washington Station at 333 W. Washington St., a building that opened in 2010.
Cantor, SU’s 11th chancellor and president, is departing The Hill after nearly a decade, and will become chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark in January.
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