Columbia University Develops Manhattanville Campus

Columbia University is planning to construct the Jerome L. Greene Science Center on 17 acres in the West Harlem area of New York City. Housing multidisciplinary neuroscience research involving computer science, genetics, and psychology, the facility is slated for completion in 2015. The project is part of the first phase of Columbia’s expansion onto the Manhattanville site located two-thirds of a mile from Columbia’s main campus. New buildings for the Columbia Business School and the School of the Arts will be included in phase one. The project will be designed in compliance with the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) pilot program as outlined by the U.S. Green Building Council. The project team for the LEED-ND program includes Renzo Piano Building Workshop and architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Additionally, Columbia University will complete construction in fall of 2010 on the Northwest Science Building, a collaborative research facility housing the departments of chemistry, biology, engineering, nanoscience, and physics.