For starters, La Salle Academy is returning to its building on Second Street near Second Avenue for the 2025-26 school year after 15 years of leasing space from St. George Academy (above) at 615 E. Sixth St. near Cooper Square.
That announcement was first made about a year ago. (More on that below.)
Meanwhile, last week, a real-estate listing to lease three floors for office space at the current St. George Academy caught our attention.
St. George Academy Principal Andrew Stasiw explained that with La Salle's move, they'll have extra space for use. He mentioned that they are in talks with several schools about leasing the space. (He also said he was unaware of the other listing, as the broker did not have an exclusive arrangement with the school.)
Meanwhile, St. George — also known as St. George's Ukrainian Catholic School — will carry on as it has since 1946, when it was founded as a private Catholic college-preparatory high school.
"[We] will continue to run our Academy on the bottom three floors, as well as our Saturday School program, and a host of other programs," Stasiw wrote in an email.
To make way for the return of La Salle on Second Street, the Nord Anglia International School New York, which leased the building, is moving to Gramercy Park for the fall.
La Salle Academy, one of the oldest all-male Catholic high schools in New York City, will be moving back to Second Street for the fall... their home from 1856 through 2010 when they started to lease the building.
La Salle sold its annex property on the SE corner of Second Avenue and Second Street in 2020 for $14.5 million. That building and two others were demolished to make way for a development that has yet to materialize.
According to a March 2024 release from Salvatore LaRocca, chairman of the Board of Trustees at La Salle Academy:
" ... the renovated building on 2nd Street will allow us to expand and create new academic, athletic, and extracurricular programs to ensure that La Salle offers its students the best 21st century education possible. These improvements along with our continued commitment to providing a Catholic education in the Lasallian tradition will ensure that our graduates are prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing environment."
