BMS is Expanding!
We are very pleased to announce that Brooklyn Music School has entered into a partnership with Gotham Group that will lead to a new 20,000 square foot BMS Music and Performing Arts Center that will be wholly owned by BMS and located adjacent to our historic facility on St. Felix Street.
We especially want to thank all those who have lent their support to this project over the past three years, including our NYC Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo, our Mayor Bill de Blasio, the leadership of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and our Borough President Eric Adams.
Some of the highlights of the project include:
The new facility will be constructed without requiring BMS to ever go offline, so we can continue to support our wonderful students and families throughout construction.
We already have over 85% of the required financing in place and will be launching a new Capital Campaign in 2020 to raise the additional funding.
The new facility more than doubles our instructional space and provides a home that is fully accessible, safe, and acoustically designed as a state-of-the-art music school.
It will enable us to add important capabilities such as a new dance and recital space, a Digital Music Lab, a recording studio, and a music video production lab.
It enhances BMS's mission commitment to core audiences including urban youth, seniors, the disabled, and recent immigrants.
This will be a beautiful and contextual addition to the most historic block in the Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District and serve as a treasured community resource for many decades to come.
It has taken three years of preparations and fundraising to get to this point and we have hard work before us to obtain all the necessary permits and construct a world-class facility. We will need the support of the entire BMS community to reach our goal.
Anyone who has further questions or wants to help in the effort should reach out to our Real Estate Committee at (646) 652 7185 or sign up here.
Thanks for your continued support for Brooklyn Music School!
Shelby Green
Crocker Coulson
Benjamin Dyett
Richard Roberts
Phil Rutherford
Avery Seavey
Jeffrey Tannenbaum
Brooklyn Music School Real Estate Committee