NYC's Animal Medical Center Set for $70 Million Expansion

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.

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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.

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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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