Prospective buyers tour Wells College

Prospective buyers tour Wells College

AURORA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - Alumni of Wells College toured the campus on Tuesday as prospective buyers. Wells College in Aurora abruptly announced that it was closing in May 2024. Since then, several groups have toured the property, presenting offers to acquire the campus. On March 28, seven former students and members of the Cleveland Commission for Wells met to tour the campus and assess the condition of the buildings and furnishings. The campu…

'We want to be good neighbors': Inside $10.7M offer to buy Wells College campus

An interview with the developer behind a $10.7 million offer to buy the Wells College campus in Aurora.

Alums hope to buy Wells College property

Wells College closed its doors last year. (Photo by Travis LaCoss) Wells College’s campus and buildings are for sale, but not the defunct educational institution itself, according to a group of alumnae that had hoped to purchase it. Caolan MacMahon, a co-founder and co-chair of the Cleveland Commission for Wells, says CBRE, the real estate firm that’s marketing the property, recently emailed the group of alumnae that the college’s Board of Trust…