Cornell Breaks Ground for Roosevelt Island Campus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cornell University broke ground this week on its new high-tech campus in New York City. At the groundbreaking ceremony, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $100 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies that will help fund construction. The first academic building will be called the Bloomberg Center, in honor of Bloomberg’s daughters. Bloomberg called the building of the high-tech college campus, in the heart of New York City, a long-term vision that would brings thousands of jobs.

Founded in 2011 when it won an applied sciences initiative by the New York City Economic Development Corp., Cornell Tech began holding classes in January 2013 at a temporary location in Manhattan, Approximately 100 students have graduated so far, including 75 students this year.

The Cornell Tech campus will span 12 acres, and will include academic buildings, offices, and a residential housing complex. Students will be housed in the first residential high-rise in the world that meets “passive house sustainability standards” that consumes 60 to 70 percent less energy than typical buildings of the same size. The campus is expected to open in 2017.

For more information on the Roosevelt Island Campus project, visit the Cornell Tech Web site.

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