OPEN Impact Real Estate Facilitates Long-Term Lease for Growing Special Acts School
OPEN Impact Real Estate (OPEN) is pleased to announce that Kaplan Career Academy, part of the Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District, has signed a new 15-year lease for 38,500 square feet at 29 Marshall Rd. in Wappingers Falls, NY. The new long-term lease ensures a new home for the Special Act School, which serves students with disabilities.
The new space, formerly occupied by Dutchess Community College South, will be adapted to meet the needs of Kaplan’s students and staff, allowing the school to increase its enrollment and serve students as young as 5 up to 22 years of age. Kaplan Career Academy will relocate from its current location at 623 Blooming Grove Turnpike in New Windsor, NY to 29 Marshall Rd. Wappingers Falls for the upcoming school year.
“We are thrilled to have found a new home for Kaplan Career Academy that will allow the school to continue providing essential educational services to the community,” said Alexander Smith, senior vice president of OPEN. “This new space not only ensures stability for the school community and preserves an educational use for the property but also enables the expansion of the school to serve a greater area and increase enrollment and the age range of students it serves.”
29 Marshall Road offers spacious classrooms and facilities conducive to a dynamic learning environment. The relocation marks an important step in securing Kaplan’s long-term presence in the region, ensuring continuity for students who rely on its specialized programming.
Dr. Carolyn McGuffog, the Superintendent of the Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District shared, “I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the OPEN Impact staff, as well as the many professionals who came together to make this possible. Kaplan Career Academy students, families and staff are very excited about this new, spacious location that allows us to continue serving our current students while expanding programming to younger students.”
Stephen Powers, Alexander Smith and Kate Whitman of OPEN represented Kaplan Career Academy in the transaction, while the landlord, Marshall 31 LLC, was represented inhouse by Thylan Associates.
Kaplan Career Academy is one of four of Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District’s state-approved special act schools committed to serving students with unique educational needs, providing them with the skills and resources necessary for academic and personal success.
OPEN Impact Real Estate (OPEN) is a certified woman-owned business that delivers a comprehensive range of commercial real estate brokerage and advisory services independently and in partnership with JLL. As a woman-owned enterprise, OPEN is committed to delivering a comprehensive suite of services tailored to empower socially conscious, mission-driven organizations. Renowned as the foremost expert in leveraging physical spaces as a catalyst for change and advancement, OPEN services a host of corporate clients and boasts the largest nonprofit practice in New York City, extending its impact across the United States.
In 2024, OPEN formed a partnership with leading commercial real estate and investment management company JLL. OPEN Impact serves as JLL’s exclusive WBE partner in the Tri-State region and is a national WBE partner of the global real estate firm. For more information, please visit www.openregroup.com.
