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The William Sloane House YMCA at 356 West 34th Street in Manhattan was the largest residential YMCA building in the nation. [1]

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It was sold in 1993 for $5 million and later converted to rental apartments. [1] At the time, its closure and sale was noted as part of a trend of fewer budget travelers choosing to stay at YMCAs. [2] Paper related to its tenure as a YMCA building are located are archived at the University of Minnesota. [3]

As of 2023, It is owned and managed by Kibel Company. [4]

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  1. 1 2 dot blogspot dot com/2006/04/tale-of-sloane-house-at-w34th-street.html [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Howe, Marvine (November 10, 1991). "Y.M.C.A.'s Are Fading as Stopovers for Travelers on a Budget". The New York Times.
  3. "YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK WILLIAM SLOANE HOUSE: An Inventory of Its Records".
  4. www.kibel.com https://www.kibel.com/properties/sloane . Retrieved 2023-10-06.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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