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New York Law School (185 West Broadway) « back
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185 West Broadway, November 2008 
New York Law School, one of the oldest independent law schools in the U.S., recently announced the launch of a $190 million expansion and renovation program that will transform the school's campus in Lower Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood into a cohesive architectural complex nearly double its current size.

The centerpiece of the expansion will be a new glass-enclosed, 200,000-square-foot, nine-level building -- five stories above ground and four below -- which will integrate with the school's existing three buildings.

When completed, the new complex will bring together the law school's classrooms, library, student spaces, administrative offices, and professional academic centers in a combined 346,000-square-foot environment -- expanding significantly upon the 205,000 square feet of space the school occupies today.

SmithGroup, one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, interior, and planning firms, has designed the law school's new and renovated facilities. SmithGroup is recognized for its expertise in law school design; among its most recent law school projects are those for university clients Villanova, Vanderbilt, Baylor, Indiana, and the Catholic University of America.


Summary

Pavarini McGovern Construction Company is currently building a five-story building at the corner of Leonard Street, which will be the new library for New York Law School. Construction is expected to continue through February 2009.

The new building, which is now under construction on the school's old parking lot facing Leonard Street and West Broadway, will house classrooms, student spaces, and the law library. The law school's other frontage on Worth Street will possess a façade with a completely different character, one that directly relates to two distinctive existing cast-iron former warehouses. The scale and proportions of the neighboring buildings are echoed in the sleek glass grid of the new architecture, which was designed to respectfully acknowledge the historical context of Tribeca.


Daily Activities

The following information was last updated on November 18, 2008.

  • Utility work on surrounding streets; permitted road and lane closures as needed
  • Weekday work may last until 8 p.m.; intermittent Saturday work days until 8 p.m.
  • Visit the Project Update for 56 Leonard Street for information about adjacent construction work.

Contact Info

For more information regarding the construction of 185 West Broadway, visit the construction manager's website or call Pavarini McGovern at (212) 907-0900. You may also direct inquiries regarding the new law library to Nancy Guida at (212) 431-2325 or nguida@nyls.edu.


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