Columbia University Medical Center has begun work on a new 14-story Medical and Graduate Education Building in Washington Heights. The 100,000 square foot glass tower will soon rise on existing university property at 104 Haven Avenue on its upper Manhattan campus. Construction is expected to last 42 months and Columbia is aiming to open the tower in 2016. The university intends to hire 35% minority, women and local trades’ workers for the project.
The tower was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, which also redesigned the Upper West Side's Lincoln Center and the High Line. F.J. Sciame is the construction manager for the project.
Several spaces in the building, including the auditorium, will be available for use by community groups, and the courtyard in front of the building's entrance will be open to the public.
While a budget on the project has not been released, the university has said that the tower was made possible by a $50 million donation made by Columbia alumni Roy and Diana Vagelos in 2010.
Several spaces in the building, including the auditorium, will be available for use by community groups, and the courtyard in front of the building's entrance will be open to the public.
Several spaces in the building, including the auditorium, will be available for use by community groups, and the courtyard in front of the building's entrance will be open to the public.
Construction is expected to last 42 months and the Columbia is aiming to open the tower in 2016. Columbia University intends to hire 35% minority, women and local trades’ workers for the project.
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