Wells College 170 Main Street
Aurora, NY 13026
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127 ac
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Call for Offers: Due March 13, 2025
±127 acres with 25 buildings
±1,585’ of frontage along Cayuga Lake
Buildings on site include a variety of classroom and office buildings, athletic facilities, and residence halls
47 mi. southwest of Syracuse (pop. 148,620)
18 mi. southwest of Auburn (pop. 26,866) & 26 mi. north of Ithaca (pop. 32,108)
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Mark Rupprecht
Lic: Associate Real Estate Broker
Ed Kiesa
Lic: Associate Real Estate Broker
The former campus of Wells College is available for purchase with a call for offers deadline established for 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Please submit offers via email to Mark Rupprecht and Ed Kiesa. Potential offerors should review the Virtual Deal Room for recently added information.
The campus is approximately 127 acres featuring over 1,500 feet of frontage along Cayuga Lake, 25 buildings, a large turf athletic field, and tennis courts in Aurora, New York overlooking the lake.
Centrally located between Syracuse, Rochester, and Ithaca, the property is nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes region of New York. Its built-in amenities that include an athletic center, theater, dining hall, and historic buildings provide a unique opportunity, whether as a turnkey acquisition for another institutional user or as a redevelopment for a creative developer looking to repurpose this beautiful site.
Closed as of June 30, 2024, Wells College was founded in 1868 as Wells Seminary, a women’s college later renamed Wells College. Over the course of its history, Wells grew from a small seminary educating the young women of New York to a nationally-recognized co-educational college drawing a diverse student body from many states and several countries.
The campus is approximately 127 acres featuring over 1,500 feet of frontage along Cayuga Lake, 25 buildings, a large turf athletic field, and tennis courts in Aurora, New York overlooking the lake.
Centrally located between Syracuse, Rochester, and Ithaca, the property is nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes region of New York. Its built-in amenities that include an athletic center, theater, dining hall, and historic buildings provide a unique opportunity, whether as a turnkey acquisition for another institutional user or as a redevelopment for a creative developer looking to repurpose this beautiful site.
Closed as of June 30, 2024, Wells College was founded in 1868 as Wells Seminary, a women’s college later renamed Wells College. Over the course of its history, Wells grew from a small seminary educating the young women of New York to a nationally-recognized co-educational college drawing a diverse student body from many states and several countries.
Situated along the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, the area is near numerous hotels, resorts, and bed & breakfasts serving the visitors of the Finger Lakes region. The closest (less than a mile away) is the Inns of Aurora Resort & Spa, named Best Resort Hotel in New York by Travel+Leisure in 2022.
The location also provides easy access to numerous wineries, including the Cayuga Wine Trail, which bills itself as America’s first wine trail. Cayuga Lake boasts a rich wine history as the first individual lake of the Finger Lakes to earn its own American Viticultural Area (AVA) designation.
The location also provides easy access to numerous wineries, including the Cayuga Wine Trail, which bills itself as America’s first wine trail. Cayuga Lake boasts a rich wine history as the first individual lake of the Finger Lakes to earn its own American Viticultural Area (AVA) designation.
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127 ac
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| 5 Miles | 20 Miles | 50 Miles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,532 | 139,771 | 1,392,670 |
| Avg. Household Income | $111,371 | $95,933 | $101,723 |
Get in touch
Mark Rupprecht
Lic: Associate Real Estate Broker
Ed Kiesa
Lic: Associate Real Estate Broker