The 126th Street facility will offer free liberal arts classes for talented students, Flack told the New York Post. It will house a permanent faculty of teachers, classrooms, a recording studio, an auditorium and performance cafe.

Flack has already secured a $1 million investment from Carver Federal Savings Bank and is seeking an additional $2 million in donations and private investments.

“There are so many young artists who have talent but they need support,” said the 65-year-old Grammy-winning singer, who studied piano at Howard University in Washington.

“I had such good teachers when I was young, I just wanted to give some of that back.”