Get that Graffiti Down!
Architects, engineers, expeditors and consultants are in fast mode, working on detailed plans for our three-story, five screen film center with lobby/cafe. The first phase of working drawings should be completed soon–including a beautiful vision of a restored marquee with our new name and logo. We hope to share them next month!
Once the architectural renderings are approved, they’ll go out for contractor bids. While we know this can take many months, we want to do it right. In the meantime, we’ll be doing some important preparation work–including some cleanup of the façade, shoring up of the marquee (on a temporary basis), and putting some security protocols into place to protect the building. You should be seeing signs of this work very soon!
That’s not all. While the construction/design team has been moving along, we’ve been working on another “build-out”–of our Admin team. We are especially pleased to welcome Thomas Palatucci as our new treasurer. Thomas began his career in banking, rising to the position of vice president, office of the Chief Financial Officer, at Citicorp/Citibank. After 10+ years in the for-profit sector, he decided to apply his expertise in the areas of strategy, operations and finance to the nonprofit world, initially at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, he went on to become Chief of Administration for Columbia Health at Columbia University, Chief Operating Officer at The Bronx Defenders, and Vice President of Operations at Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley. Now, Thomas is ready to bring the full range of his experience and passion to our initiative. “As a film lover and a long-time UWS resident,” says Thomas, “I am excited to be a part of bringing cinema back to our neighborhood.”
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