The anticipated University Center is currently projected to be a 16-story structure of approximately 365,000 gross square feet. This will include 204,000 gross square feet of academic space on the first seven floors, 11,000 gross square feet of retail space on the first floor and below grade floors, and 150,000 gross square feet of dormitory space on the remaining 9 floors.

The academic space will accommodate specialized design studios, interdisciplinary classrooms, university resource centers, faculty offices, and laboratories in addition to an auditorium, library, dining facilities, and student gathering spaces.

The design architect for the new University Center is Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The developer is The Durst Organization and the construction manager is Tishman Construction Corporation. The project will be built in one phase and include a setback from the street at the seventh floor, making the building fully compliant with existing zoning.

Please note the details of this plan have changed during the project's development and will continue to do so as we progress through the many planning stages leading to construction. Changes and updates will be posted as soon as they become available.

Project Schedule

The New School expects to complete the University Center by September 2013. Interior demolition and abatement of the existing building at 65 Fifth Avenue began in September 2009.  Construction will begin in August 2010.  

Contact Information

For all emergencies, please call 911. To report unsafe conditions at the building work site, please call 311 or Tishman Construction at 212.399.3600. For all other concerns, please call The New School's University Center Hotline at 212.608.7385.