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May 2015 Update
Growing Together
Monthly Newsletter for Columbia University’s
Manhattanville in West Harlem Development
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olumbia’s long-term plan for the old Manhattanville manufacturing area will revitalize the four former industrial
blocks from 125th/129th to 133rd Street between Broadway and 12th Avenue, and three small blocks along the east
side of Broadway from 131st to 134th Street, into an environmentally sustainable and publicly accessible center for
academic and civic life woven into the fabric of the West Harlem community.
Project Scope
The initial phase of development will include the Jerome L. Greene
Science Center, the Lenfest Center for the Arts, a new home for the
Columbia Business School, and the University Forum. Later phases
will emphasize interdisciplinary scholarship, including biomedical
engineering, nanotechnology, systems biology, and urban and
population studies, as well as housing for graduate students and
faculty.
Current Construction Activity
Jerome L. Greene Science Center
Concrete placement, steel framing, spray fireproofing, shaft and wall
framing, building enclosure and mechanical electrical and plumbing
(MEP) installations are ongoing. Framing and sheetrock of interior
partitions is in progress. Roofing work is in progress. Fireproofing is
underway. Elevator work continues. Perimeter radiant heat tubing
and concrete slab infill is in progress. Leveling of floors is in
progress. Installation of lab casework spines is underway.
Lenfest Center for the Arts
Spray-on fireproofing is near completion. Curtain wall panel
installation is in progress. Building information modeling (BIM)
coordination is in progress.
Central Energy Plant (CEP)
Installation of electrical grounding, plumbing piping work,
permanent power conduit and branch circuit conduit systems is
ongoing. Installation of feeders from the CEP to switchgear in JLG
2nd floor is ongoing. Branch circuits and ground plate installation is
ongoing in BG-4 vaults. Installation of condenser water and chill
water piping and electrical conduits on ceiling slab of BG-6 is
ongoing. Steam piping delivery is ongoing. Conduit installation and
equipment installation ongoing in BG-4 DC room. Piping
connections and welding work for chillers and boilers is ongoing.
Con Ed is on site performing cable splicing scope in BG-4.
Permanent power activation is nearing completion.
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Utility and Site Work
Installation of new sewers, gas main and water main on West 130th
Street, between 12th Avenue and Broadway is in progress.
Installation of new curbs on W130th Street, between Broadway and
12th Avenue underway. Installation of IT conduits is in progress
across Broadway (near W130th Street). Installation of electric
conduits and splice vault on W131st Street, between Broadway and
12th Avenue continues. Installation of electrical conduits along
Broadway, between W130th and W131st Streets in progress.
W130th Street is closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Phase 1 Emergency Generator Project
Furnish and install emergency generator plant on the roof of the
Studebaker building to provide emergency power to the
Manhattanville campus. Steel dunnage is on the roof and assembly
continues. Fuel oil tank is underway. Generator, switchgear and load
bank will be rigged to the Studebaker roof and assembled.
Did You Know?
At Columbia’s commencement ceremonies on May 20, another
group of local scholarship recipients will be graduating from
Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and
Applied Science. Since fall of 2010, Columbia has provided up to
40 annual need-based undergraduate scholarships to local, aideligible students. Once students are admitted to Columbia College
or The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, the
Office of Financial Aid and Educational Financing evaluates each
student individually in order to determine his or her financial need.
Columbia supports lifelong learners as well. The University funds up
to two courses per year for each of 50 residents age 65 or over (25
residents from New York City Housing Authority Manhattanville
Houses and Grant Houses and 25 residents from the local
community) to participate in Columbia’s School of
(Over)
Continuing Education.
What to Expect
Although contractors carefully stage construction activities to
minimize disruption to the surrounding community, the nature of
construction work is such that some disruptions will occur. The
community should expect the following in the coming months:
 Regular work hours are 7:00am - 6:00pm Monday through Friday
 Weekend work may be performed.
 Above and below grade hoists are operational.
 Closure of certain traffic lanes, parking lanes, sidewalks and
crosswalks, including:
 No standing on West 129th Street between Broadway and
West 125th Street.
 West 130th Street between Broadway and 12th Avenue is
anticipated to remain closed until the summer of 2015.
 There is a no parking zone in effect on the west side of
Broadway from West 130th to 131st Streets.
 The existing construction fence has been relocated to the
curb line and the existing Broadway sidewalk has been
closed from West 130th to West 131st Street. The
Broadway parking lane is being used as a temporary
pedestrian walkway, and barriers have been installed to
separate pedestrians from traffic lanes.
Community Amenities and Benefits
To access the Columbia University’s Community Services Website,
please visit: manhattanville.columbia.edu then click “Community”
in the navigation menu.
Minority, Women, and Local Businesses and Workforce
Columbia has made a significant commitment to the minority,
women, and local (MWL) construction contracting and workforce
community throughout the course of the project: MWL construction
trade contracting goal of 35 percent and MWL construction trade
workforce goal of 40 percent. Working with construction contractors
and the building trades, Columbia is working to enhance the role
MWL firms and workers play in building the new campus. All figures
represent non-specialty construction services and related materials.
Construction Contracting
In the fourth quarter 2014 (October 1 to December 31), Columbia
paid $9,521,480 to MWL firms, representing 26 percent of total
construction spend. $1,538,294 of that figure was paid to local
companies.
new Manhattanville campus. 9,884 hours of that figure were
performed by the local workforce.
Cumulatively from August 1, 2008, through December 31, 2014, the
MWL construction workforce delivered 580,582 hours worked,
representing 53 percent of the total workforce hours for the
construction of the new Manhattanville campus. 110,252 hours of
that figure were performed by the local workforce.
Jobs and Opportunities
Job opportunities are currently limited as we are in the initial phases
of our vision. Major trade unions working on the site currently
include Laborers (locals 731, 78 and 79), Operating Engineers
(locals 14 and 15) and Dock builders (local 1456). As the project
progresses, we expect additional opportunities for people with a
wide range of skills and experience in the coming years.
We are working with our construction partner McKissack &
McKissack to assist those interested in employment with
construction firms currently working at Columbia. For more
information, please contact McKissack’s Office of Community
Employment at 646-386-7277.
Additional Information
This newsletter and our weekly construction updates (which contain
more specific information about construction impacts) will be
available on the web at http://manhattanville.columbia.edu and at
various locations at the project site and throughout the
Manhattanville area.
Please note that construction activities are subject to change based
on field conditions. We appreciate the patience and cooperation of
everyone who is temporarily inconvenienced by these projects.
Should you have questions about construction activity, call the
Columbia Facilities Services Center at (212) 854-2222, 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, or e-mail [email protected]. For more project
information, to view upcoming bid opportunities, and to sign-up for
our e-mail updates visit manhattanville.columbia.edu.
Neighboring construction projects not related to
Columbia
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New York City Economic Development Corporation's West
125th Street Streetscape Improvement Project, please contact
Patrick Jordan at 347-840-0914 or [email protected].

New York City Transit’s Portal Repairs on the Broadway-7
Avenue Line please click here or visit MTA.info and search
“Portal Repairs on the Broadway-7 Avenue Line”
Cumulatively from August 1, 2008, through December 31, 2014,
Columbia paid $80,175,133 to MWL firms, representing 33 percent
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of total construction spend. $37,424,009 of that figure was paid to
local companies.
Construction Workforce
In the fourth quarter 2014 (October 1 to December 31), the MWL
construction workforce delivered 58,935 hours worked, representing
39 percent of the total workforce hours for the construction of the
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New York City Department of Transportation’s Protective
Coating of the Riverside Drive Viaduct from St. Clair Place to
135th St., please contact Community Liaison Hugh Smith at
917-434-1385 or via e-mail at [email protected]
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Community News
Empire State Development and Columbia University Host
MWBE/Small Business Resource Expo
Expo go a long way towards providing the necessary resources to
make starting and growing businesses in New York State easier than
ever.”
“Columbia has been and will continue to be a strong proponent of
minority, women and local business enterprises. It makes sense for
our business model to have high-performing firms nearby to assist
with all that we do,” said Joe Ienuso, Executive Vice President of
Columbia University Facilities and Operations. “Working hand-inhand with the state, we can refer MWLBE firms to the state when
those firms need assistance, whether that is with bonding and
insurance, financing or certification. This resource expo was another
example of the ways that we partner to assist MWLBE firms.”
Photo credit: Bruce Gilbert
More than 175 minority, women, and small business owners from
Harlem and throughout the five boroughs spent April 17 speaking
with representatives from New York State, learning about upcoming
construction opportunities at Columbia’s Manhattanville campus
and networking with fellow business owners. It was all part of a
business resource expo hosted by Empire State Development (ESD),
Columbia University and the Columbia-Harlem Small Business
Development Center to help minority and women-owned business
enterprises (MWBE) across the city, and businesses local to
Columbia in Harlem, Northern Manhattan, and the South Bronx grow
and thrive in New York State.
“The Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center takes
enormous pride in helping businesses evolve and grow,” said Kaaryn
Nailor Simmons, Director, Columbia-Harlem Small Business
Development Center. “Through our partnership with the government
we are able to add capacity to small- and mid-sized businesses,
which ultimately helps create jobs and support the local economy of
Upper Manhattan."
Representatives from the State’s Division of Minority and Women’s
Business Development, Business Mentor NY, and Bridge to Success
Program were present at the event along with the Columbia-Harlem
Small Business Development Center, the Washington Heights and
Inwood Development Corporation, and the Harlem Community
Development Corporation (an ESD subsidiary).
In addition, representatives from the Velez Organization and
Skanska, the construction manager for the University Forum building
at Columbia’s Manhattanville campus, discussed upcoming MWBE
Alphonso B. David, Counsel to the Governor, delivered the keynote
address at the event, highlighting the Governor’s MWBE program and construction contracting opportunities, and Winick Realty Group was
strategies that the State will use to meet the Governor’s 30 percent on hand to discuss retail leasing opportunities at Columbia’s
Manhattanville development. Columbia University was represented
MWBE utilization goal, the highest state MWBE contracting goal in
by the Columbia Employment Information Center, Office of
the nation.
Government and Community Affairs and Manhattanville
“Growing New York State’s economy continues to be a top priority for Development Group.
the Governor, and a key element of improving and sustaining the
State’s economic strength depends on the success of thousands of Project News
MWBEs located throughout New York State,” said Mr. David. “ESD’s Winick Realty Group to Assist in Leasing of Retail Space
Regional MWBE Expo Series is one of many tools that the State uses at Jerome L. Greene Science Center
to provide business owners with information about the Governor’s
Winick Realty Group is assisting Columbia with the procurement of
MWBE program and State contracting opportunities.”
retail tenants for the Jerome L. Greene Science Center. The selection
of Winick followed a competitive RFP process.
In addition to a full day of informal networking and instructional
workshops, ESD representatives and Columbia University staff
The retail is intended to provide attractive amenities to neighbors,
provided on-the ground financial and technical assistance on the
the University community, and visitors alike while complementing
MWBE certification process, employment readiness, finance and
the work taking place inside the buildings.
business development, as well as information about retail and
Winick is currently soliciting interest for the three retail spaces
construction subcontracting opportunities at Columbia’s
available in the building. To learn more about the opportunities or
Manhattanville campus.
indicate your interest, please complete the web form available at
“Small businesses are essential to New York’s economy, accounting http://manhattanville.columbia.edu/retail-leasing-opportunities or
contact Ken Hochhauser at (212) 792-2605 or
for 43 percent of private sector employment and 35 percent of
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[email protected].
private sector wages,” said ESD President, CEO and Commissioner
Howard Zemsky. “We are dedicated to ensuring continued growth in
this critical sector, and initiatives like the Small Business Resource
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Construction Progress Images
Jerome L. Greene Science Center looking northwest
Lenfest Center for the Arts (foreground) and the Jerome L. Greene
Science Center looking east
Aerial view looking northeast
Illustrative Site Map
Sustainable Partnerships
LEED ND
Stage 1
Platinum
Certified Plan
Legend
Phase 1A Jerome L. Greene Science Center,
Lenfest Center for the Arts, Central Energy Plant
Phase 2 Slurry Wall
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