Current Projects

Library, Third Floor

The Library consists of 125,000 square feet over nine floors. It serves more than 20,000 students and faculty. Originally designed to accommodate 9,000 students, it was built over 30 years ago and no longer meets the College's academic needs. A phased capital renovation of the library is now underway, which will include upgrades to the HVAC systems, lighting, architectural finishes, space reprogramming, installation of condensed shelving, and outfitting of furniture and equipment. The first phase of the project is taking place on the Library's third floor, which will continue to serve as the main entry and will be transformed into a state-of-the-art "information commons," fully loaded with workstations, networked printers, wired and wireless connectivity, digital wayfinding, informational monitors, and self-check outs. Most importantly, the Library will provide greatly increased student reading, study and collaboration space.

MFA Program-New Studio, Classroom and Gallery Space

Hunter is working with CUNY and private landlord Trinity Properties and their architect Mancini Duffy to create a new state-of-the-art studio, classroom and gallery space for the Master of Fine Arts Program. The design for the 1st floor gallery and full 2nd and 3rd floor spaces are in progress; planned for occupancy in the spring of 2013.

Campus Schools Boiler Upgrade

WASA Engineering is currently designing an upgrade to the heating and cooling system for Hunter College Campus Schools. Check back for more information, coming soon.

Broadcast Media Lab

The Broadcast Media Lab is an important resource for the Hunter College Film and Media Department. This television studio provides a valuable, hands-on learning environment for our students, and is essential to certain programs. The current studio has dated technology and HVAC problems that keep it from serving these functions. Working with CUNY, the college has recently completed the design of a new, high-definition studio, and it is currently being prepared for bidding. Construction is expected to commence in mid-2013. The renovation includes architectural and mechanical components, as well as equipment upgrades.

68th Street Campus Escalator Renovation

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York is currently managing the engineering of a phased replacement of Main Campus escalators. The installation work is expected to begin in the summer of 2013.

Brookdale Campus: Post-Superstorm Sandy Renovations

The Hunter Facilities department has been working diligently to insure a speedy recovery from flooding damage the Brookdale Campus sustained during Superstorm Sandy. The photos contained on this page show various aspects of the work involved.

Staying on Top of Winter Storms

In the aftermath of winter storms, keeping the walkways that surround our campuses clear and safe to navigate is an extremely high priority of the Facilities Department.

Cool Roofs

Hunter College is a partner with the Mayor's Office as part of NYC's Cool Roofs initiative. This project helps mitigate the "heat island effect" in our city and decreases unwanted heat load inside the buildings that receive the cool roofs, helping to decrease the amount of air conditioning needed to cool these buildings on hot and sunny days. A paint that is specially formulated to deflect the heat of the sun is applied to traditional, black tar-coated roofs. Hunter College has been chosen by the Mayor's Office to kick off the 2013 Cool Roofs season. Hunter's K - 12 school has already begun to receive a cool roof (see pictures below), and even more cool roofs will be applied to buildings on our Main Campus in late May. Check back for more pictures!