In September of 2016, Soho Rep, a downtown company with audacious taste in plays, announced that it would immediately vacate its 73-seat theater at 46 Walker Street, which it had rented for 25 years. Soho Rep’s board unanimously approved the plan to renovate their new space and contributed $180,000. The rest of the money for the $300,000 renovation came from longtime donors, the company’s annual gala and a matching grant from the Tow Foundation.