HCHC Retires $5.3 Million Mortgage
Hellenic College Holy Cross announced on April 6, 2022, that it has paid off the $5.3 million mortgage on the Barletta property, a seven-acre parcel of land adjacent to the main campus that was acquired in 2006 to provide opportunities for expansion and to protect against encroaching development.
The retirement of the debt was made possible by a gift of $2.5 million from Michael Huffington, a faithful member of Leadership 100, and by a matching gift of $2.5 million from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which had received a large bequest from the estate of Suzanne Mados. The final $300,000 was provided by the Charles Cotros family from previously donated funds which they redirected to allow HCHC to pay off the entire mortgage on the Barletta property. Cotros is a Chairman Emeritus of Leadership 100.
In acknowledging these gifts, HCHC President George M. Cantonis expressed the gratitude of the entire institution to the donors for the magnitude of their generosity and its impact on the financial strength of the school: “Today finds us on the most solid footing in recent memory with this major reduction in our debt and allows us to plan with confidence for a secure future,” he said.
The Barletta property at HCHC Campus
