NYC's Animal Medical Center set for $70 million expansion
This rendering shows a planned exterior of Animal Medical Center in New York after its renovation and expansion expected to complete in 2020. The 110-year-old animal hospital on Manhattan's East Side will get new emergency and intensive care units, m
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world's top veterinary hospitals is planning a $70 million expansion of its New York headquarters.
The 110-year-old Animal Medical Center on Manhattan's East Side will get new emergency and intensive care units, more space for research — and even a grassy new balcony dog run.
When completed in 2022, the 26,000-square-foot nonprofit facility will acquire another 11,000 square feet.
Of the $70 million needed for the project called "Gift of Love," about $44 million has already come from big-name New Yorkers including the Langone and Tisch families and Annette de la Renta, wife of the late designer Oscar de la Renta.
Animal Medical Center was founded by a socialite to care for needy New Yorkers' pets. Its global patients now include the city's elite police dogs.
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This story has been corrected to show that the center's expansion is expected to be completed in 2022, not 2020.