New Location
In the early 1960s part of Fordham University was to be located in the new Lincoln Center complex, necessitating that the Trustees of the Institute find another facility to house the school. Under the leadership of Grace Institute President J. Peter Grace, grandson of William Russell Grace and chairman and chief executive officer of W. R. Grace & Co., the Institute chose to construct a new school on Second Avenue between 64th and 65th Streets. The new 14-story construction included three floors for the school.
Shortly after opening at the new site, Grace Institute offered a new one-year curriculum in fashion merchandising. Courses in foods and nutrition and clothing construction were also offered on a day and evening schedule.
Continuing as a tuition-free, nonsectarian school, Grace Institute programs attracted women of all ages and from all walks of life who lived in the greater New York metropolitan area.
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