By Nicole Breskin
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
GREENWICH VILLAGE — Bankrupt St. Vincent's Hospital is putting one of its buildings up for sale.
Brokerage firm Grubb & Ellis has been enlisted by the hospital to sell 555 Avenue of the Americas, known as Staff House, a managing director at the company told DNAinfo.
The news comes as St. Vincent announced on Monday afternoon that starting this coming Friday at 8 a.m., the hospital will no longer admit walk-in patients or treat existing patients in the emergency department, ceasing all emergency operations entirely.
St. Vincent’s has already attracted an offer for $48 million from commercial property owner Taconic Investment Partners for the building, the director from Grubb & Ellis said.
He said the company will accept other offers only if they surpass Taconic's.
A spokesperson for St. Vincent's said the hospital has not made any decisions on placing other properties on the market yet
Earlier this month, the hospital stopped ambulance service coming into the 160-year-old Greenwich Village medical center.
Hundreds of locals protested the St. Vincent’s closure on Saturday.
