NYU to Create Center for Academic and Spiritual Life

      NYU and the Archdiocese of New York recently completed the sale of the site of the former NYU Catholic Center, which will soon be home to NYU’s new Center for Academic and Spiritual Life. The building, located at Washington Square South and Thompson Street, will include spaces for religious observance, classes, music rehearsals, conferences, and offices for NYU’s Chaplains’ Circle, and will include space for an ongoing Catholic presence.
    nbsp;  The project architect is Machado and Silvetti Associates, LLC, who have proposed a building that is sensitive to its location on Washington Square South. There will be a public approval process via the community board and NYC’s Board of Standards and Appeals. Construction is slated to begin in fall/winter 2009 and the building is to come online in 2012. In keeping with NYU’s sustainability efforts, the center will be constructed to LEED Silver standards.