People’s Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante

New York, NY

The People’s Theatre, an immigrant- and women-led nonprofit, received a $15M grant from the NYC Economic Development Corporation to acquire and operate a first-of-its-kind Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center (IRPAC) in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood. Envoie was retained by to act as the Theatre’s advocate in negotiations with the development team - a partnership between L+M Development, Taconic Investments, and MSquared - who will be constructing the space for them as part of a larger mixed-used development. Envoie was also brought on board to engage and manage a design team to help bring their vision for a vibrant visual and performing arts center to life. In addition to supporting the People’s Theatre in this development deal, Envoie also provides expertise in pursuing additional forms of project funding and overall financial management of the project.

    • Ensure project is delivered in accordance with the grant requirements.

    • Develop and maintain a detailed budget, cost reporting system, and provide funding management.

    • Assist PTP with programmatic, operational and cost-related design decisions.

    • Architect selection and design team management.

    • Coordinate FFE procurement, delivery and installation.

    • Represent PTP’s interests in changes to work, cost, and schedule-related negotiations with the developer.

    • CM selection and procurement strategy.

    • Detailed coordination required with base building construction and negotiation of what is included in the acquisition prices.

    • Achieving stringent requirements for acoustic performance in the theater spaces and with adjacent residential spaces.

    • Value engineering required to bring the project back in line with the Owner’s budget during the design process.

    • Owner - People’s Theatre

    • Architect - WorkAC

    • Theatre Consultant - CharcoalBlue

    • Builder (pre-construction) - Shawmut Design & Construction

    • Renderings - WorkAC

“Theater is about community, offering a space where art, culture, and identity converge. Our uptown neighborhood is more than ready to have a permanent home for its theater practitioners, to nurture and showcase countless generations of storytellers and stories to come.”

Luis A. Miranda Jr. and Lin-Manuel Miranda

Groundbreaking Ceremony (Video)

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