CURRENT PROJECT
433 First Avenue - Basic Science Building
As part of NYU's expansion along the 1st Avenue Health Corridor, the University plans to redevelop its current site at 433 1st Ave. Formerly home to the University's Basic Science complex, the new site will create a single 170,000 square foot facility for NYU's College of Nursing, which is currently located in Washington Square, will provide expanded facilities for the College of Dentistry, and will produce space for the University's emerging bioengineering program.
In the summer of 2011 NYU retained the services of esteemed architecture firms Einhorn, Yaffee and Prescott Architecture & Engineering (EYP) and Kohn, Pedersen, Fox Associates (KPF) to design the new facility.
The demolition phase of the project was completed in September 2011 and the construction stage of project is now set to begin in spring 2012. The building is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in January 2015.
You can find more detailed information regarding construction logistics and building designs on this site.
Plans for New Facility
The consolidation of these programs into a single, new, 170,000 square foot facility is part of the university's plans for remote growth and will hopes to help with the expansion needs of the dental and nursing schools, and will help cultivate the emerging bio-engineering program. The new facility will move the nursing school, from its current Washington Square location, to the medical corridor along 1st Ave.
NYU envisions the health corridor as conducive to health-related programs, research, and science. This project fits into the university's remote plan for strategic growth. This consolidation into a single facility follows a core planning principle for the university's 2031 plan for strategic growth: to maximize the efficiency of existing space.
Main Construction Phasing
- Phase 1: Mobilization and security of site: spring of 2012
- Phase 2: Building's foundation work: spring 2012 through spring 2013
- Phase 3: Concrete/steel phase: spring 2013-summer2013
- Phase 4: Building fit out: summer 2013-December of 2014