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Expansion and Renovation Program New York Law School 57 Worth Street TriBeCa, New York, NY 10013 Project Management Information: Real Estate Broker and Overall Project Manager: Studley, New York Project Description and Background: • A $190 million expansion and renovation of the school’s TriBeCa campus to begin on August 1, 2006 and scheduled to be completed in 2010. • A two-phased project that comprises 216,000 square feet of a new construction and 150,000 of renovations to three existing building that will result in a highly functional complex and an attractive a new physical identity for the School • The new building will contain classrooms, student spaces, and the law library, organized by a generous lounge/circulation space that runs along a 5-level, 200-foot glass façade. Directly facing West Broadway and the Franklin Street subway entrance, this transparent envelope will both enclose the space and display to the outside the high degree of activity taking place within. • The new wing will also offer a large auditorium and multipurpose space, allowing NYLS to host a wide variety of events. This new and significant opportunity to interact on-site with alumni, members of the legal community and the public will underscore the School’s fundamental mission of outreach, participation and exchange. • Phase 2 renovations to the three buildings on Worth Street will create innovative facilities for faculty and students, supporting the School’s new centers for advanced scholarship and research. • Construction of the new building is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2008, and renovations to existing buildings in the spring of 2010. About New York Law School: • Founded in 1891, New York Law School is an independent law school located in lower Manhattan near the city’s centers of law, government, and finance. New York Law School’s renowned faculty of prolific scholars has built the school’s strength in such areas as constitutional law, civil and human rights, labor and employment law, media and information law, urban legal studies, international and comparative law, and a number of interdisciplinary fields. • The school is noted for its six academic centers: the Justice Action Center, Center for New York City Law, Center for Professional Values and Practice, Center on Business Law & Policy, Institute for Information Law and Policy, and the Center for International Law. New York Law School has more than 13,000 graduates and enrolls some 1500 students in its full- and part-time J.D. programs and its Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation program. • Studley is the leading commercial real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation. Founded in 1954, Studley pioneered the “conflict-free” business model of representing only tenants in their commercial real estate transactions. Today, with 19 offices nationwide and an international presence through its London office and affiliation with Global Property Alliance, Studley provides strategic real estate consulting services to top-tier corporations, not-for-profit organizations and law firms. Information about Studley is available at www.studley.com. • SmithGroup (www.smithgroup.com) is currently ranked as the nation’s 7th largest architecture and engineering firm (Building Design & Construction, July 2006.) A specialist in university and law school design, SmithGroup’s unique ability to benchmark and comparatively analyze law school facilities give its clients a competitive edge by informing decision-making and design, allowing the facility to attract the best faculty and students. Contact: Denise Tong, 212.431.2191, dtong@nyls.edu |
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