Case Supply and the Near Westside community will soon be the home for two major regional institutions.
Central New York’s Public Broadcasting Station, WCNY, will occupy 57,000 sqft with TV, radio, studios, a café, education center, a small concert auditorium and office space for over 90 employees. WCNY serves 1.8 million viewers and listeners in its 19-county broadcasting area. The facility’s learning center will offer education programs for students of all ages.
It will feature a program that will allow middle and high school students to become employers, employees and consumers in a mock city designed to give them hands-on business experience. “WCNY is a community asset, the community owns it and we want the community to use it,” said Robert J. Daino, president and CEO of WCNY. “We belong on a street corner.” “It’s not just about us moving into new digs,” he said. “We are looking at this as a venue and a destination.”
Learn more about WCNY’s capital campaign and vision here:
Joining WCNY in the Case Supply Building is ProLiteracy, a non-porift organization which champions the power of literacy to improve the lives of adults and their families, communities, and societies. ProLiteracy envisions a world in which everyone can read, write, compute, and use technology to lead healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives. Paired with WCNY and the new learning center ProLiteracy ‘s relocation to the Near Westside and the Downtown neighborhoods will be a benefit for the entire community.
An additional 50,000 sqft in Case Supply will be mixed use commercial and residential space available for lease. If you are interested or would like to learn more please contact Maarten Jacobs at (315) 443-0320 or mjacob01@syr.edu.
Check back for regular construction photo updates of the CASE Supply Complex. Both WCNY and ProLiteracy spaces are quickly moving forward.
