Latest Report On Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech Campus - June 13 Community Town Hall Meeting, Look Inside Chain Gate Fence & Construction Update

A tipster sends in video below of Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech campus construction site

Image Of Under Construction Cornell Tech Hudson Related Residential Building

seen from inside the gated chain fence

Image Of Under Construction Cornell Tech Bloomberg Center Building

on new paved road while passing the Bloomberg Center with a brief glimpse of the Co-Location and Residential buildings (at 40 second mark).



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Cornell Tech will be hosting a Town Hall Community Update meeting on June 13. You're invited to learn more about the project and ask questions.

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Here's the latest Construction Update from Cornell Tech:

June 6 - June 17 Look Ahead

Roadwork and Central Utility Plant – At the Central Utility Plant (CUP), louver installation at the transformer vaults will continue through the second week of the period. Power feeds from the CUP to the Bloomberg Center will begin in the second week of the period. Electrical and mechanical work is also ongoing in the CUP. In the North Loop Road, curb installation will continue through the second week of the period. Final utility installation in the southern section of the East Loop Road should be wrapping up by the end of the period. Plumbers and electricians are working on connections from the rainwater harvesting system’s tank to the Bloomberg Center, and the storm lines to and from same will be complete by the end of the period. Landforms are starting to take shape in the Phase 2 area of the site and will continue through the summer. Controlled access to and from points south of the Cornell Tech Site will be switched to the West and South Loop Road in this period.

Geothermal – Pipe installation is ongoing in the well field and trenching for same is underway at the Bloomberg Center.

Co-Location Building – The roof and parapet for the Bridge (CoLo) will be poured in this period. Precast concrete exposed foundation panels will be installed during this period on the south and north side of the building. Glass Façade Panels will start to be installed in the first week of the period. The façade operation will continue through September of this year. Mechanical and electrical work continues inside the Bridge.

Residential Building – Façade work continues at the Residential Building with panels being installed on all sides and will reach the 15th floor by the end of the period. Interior framing will be up to the 18th floor in the second week of this period and plumbing will reach the 23rd floor by the end of the period as well. Elevator work inside the building is ongoing.

Bloomberg Center –Façade installation will continue on the west side of the Bloomberg Center. A second crane will mobilize for the glass curtain wall at the southwest corner of the building. Interior fit out continues for all trades.

Cornell Tech will hold a town hall meeting on Monday, June 13th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Manhattan Park Theatre Club, 8 River Road. Please join us for an update on academic programming, campus construction, campus operations, K-12 education and community programming.

Report From Cornell Tech On Roosevelt Island Community Engagement - Technology For Disabled & Seniors, Construction Jobs For Women, Nutrition Lesson For Girl Scouts, & Social App To Know Your Neighbors

Cornell Tech's Assistant Director of Government & Community Relations Jane Swanson described  various Cornell Tech engagements with the Roosevelt Island community during the April 25 meeting of the Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech Construction & Community Task Force

Cornell Community Engagement

Here's the very interesting presentation by Ms. Swanson.



More on the Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech Construction & Community Task Force meeting at this previous post.

January 2016 Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech Campus Construction Update - Buildings Going Up, Utilities Being Laid

Image of Cornell Tech Campus Construction Seen From Roosevelt Island Tram

Here's the latest Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island campus

@burohappold under construction: from @cornell_tech Roosevelt Island to @JDSDevelopment 626 First Ave pic.twitter.com/3xQTJwz6d8

— Julie Janiski (@juliejaniski) January 13, 2016

construction update:

January 18 - January 29 Look Ahead

Roadwork and Central Utility Plant – At the CUP, drywall, taping, and painting continues in the interior. Roof waterproof membrane and rigid insulation is also in progress. Workers are installing cable racks and conduit in the utility vault. Utility infrastructure is nearing completion in the West Loop Road and has begun in the South Loop Road preceded by pavement removal and road widening.

Co-Location Building – At CoLo, steel erection will be nearing completion towards the end of this period and the concrete superstructures have mobilized on site. They will be installing reinforcement on the first floor and will pour the deck in the second week of this period. The hoist construction on the south side of the building will be complete by the end of the period as well.

Residential Building – The superstructure will achieve the 23rd floor by the end of this working period. Interior mechanical work is underway on all floors. Masonry continues on floors 1 and 2.

Bloomberg Center – Installation of interior stairs 1 and 2 is underway. The first floor concrete slab on deck will be completed in this period. Weather/Temperature protection has been installed on the façade of the building to facilitate cold weather concrete work. MEP sleeves are being installed on the 3rd floor in this period. Metal Decking on the mechanical room roof will begin towards the end of this period. Reinforcement of the 2nd floor deck will commence in preparation of pouring the slab on deck in the beginning of February.

Take a walking tour of the Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech construction site at this previous November 2015 post.

2015 Year End Update On Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island Campus Construction - Bloomberg Academic, Residential, Co-Location Buildings Going Up, Roadwork And Utilities Making Progress

.@Cornell_Tech, on the backend: pic.twitter.com/RztZAWfY38

— The Bridge (@BridgeAtCornell) December 19, 2015

Here's the latest Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island campus construction update:

December 20 - January 1 Look Ahead

Roadwork and Central Utility Plant – At the CUP, a major milestone will be reached as the roof waterproof membrane nears completion. Installation of the roof top mechanical units, the backup generator, and the transformers will be completed in the first week of this period. Block work continues on the ground floor. Once the transformers are placed, concrete stairs into the transformer vaults will be formed and poured. Plumbing on the ground floor is ongoing. In the vault, utility rack placement and conduit installation continues. Existing gas line abatement will continue on the west roadway, preceding telecom, storm, and electric line installation.

Co-Location Building – At CoLo, steel erection continues and installation of the metal decking is ongoing. The first floor metal deck will be fastened and prepped for the concrete slab floor, which will occur in the beginning of the next period.

Residential Building – At the Residential Building, as the superstructure continues to rise, coordinated work with interior utility installation is ongoing with sleeves, pipes and conduits being cast in place. The superstructure will start on the deck of the 12th floor in the beginning of this period and will be forming the deck for the 16th floor by the beginning of the New Year. The loading dock and hoist will be fully operational at the start of this period. CMU block masonry is underway on the 2nd floor and will also begin on the 3rd floor by the end of this period.

Bloomberg Center – Steel erection on the mechanical floor will continue in this period. Temporary lighting will be installed on the second floor and the grounding loop around the building perimeter is scheduled to continue through this period. The metal decking is being prepped in anticipation of beginning the superstructure floor slab concrete pours which will begin in this period.

Cornell Tech's Community Space at Gallery RIVAA - Holiday Hours: please note that there will be no office hours on Wednesday, December 23rd. In addition Cornell University is closed from December 25th through January 3rd. We wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a safe and prosperous New Year.

Take a walking tour of the Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech construction site at this previous November 2015 post.

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Watch Next To Last Goldwater Hospital Building Demolished - Latest Update From Cornell Tech On Roosevelt Island Campus Construction

Here's the latest on the demolition of Roosevelt Island's Goldwater Hospital to make way for the new Cornell Tech campus.

Down she goes! 8 buildings down one more to go 😁🇺🇸 #RooseveltIsland #Demolition #NYC

A video posted by Johnny J (@jipdome10) on Feb 26, 2015 at 12:41pm PST

Down she goes! 8 buildings down one more to go 😁🇺🇸 #RooseveltIsland #Demolition #NYC https://t.co/WFanShVY4d
— Johnny J (@Jip_Jorg) February 26, 2015

According to the latest Cornell NYC Tech Roosevelt Island construction update:

February 20 - March 6 Look Ahead

Building J’s foundation removal, crushing, and backfill is fully complete. The crews have moved north to Building A, where sorting of the demolition debris is ongoing. Foundation removals have recently begun on Building A.

The Building E façade removal operation continues as the weather permits. Façade brick has been completely stripped from the northern and western faces of the building. The remaining façade removal on the east side and portions of the south side should be complete within the coming two weeks, at which point more structural demolition will resume.

Agency approval for the new water main installation was received. The pipe installation will require temporary closures to the North Road. The work is sensitive to extreme temperatures so the schedule cannot yet be finalized. The contractor has been closely coordinating with Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation staff to minimize impact to bus service and private vehicles that use the North Road.

Mobilization for the First Academic Building has begun and will continue in the coming weeks. The start of excavation is imminent.

Please note: as you know, Cornell Tech has a community space in Gallery RIVAA at 527 Main Street on Roosevelt Island and office hours are normally Wednesdays and Fridays. However, because the gallery is quite chilly in the winter, office hours for the remainder of February and throughout the month of March will be held on Wednesdays only, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Beginning in April, office hours will once again be held two days a week.

Cornell Tech will be providing a project status update to the Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech Community and Construction Task Force tonight 6 PM at 546 Main Street 12th floor conference room.

Here's December 8, 2014 Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech Town Hall Meeting presentation by PAL Environmental Services Arik Domozick on the demolition of Goldwater Hospital campus

Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech Demolition Presentation

Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island Community Update - Demolition, Construction, Air Quality, Barging, PS/IS 217 & Community Communcations

Image From Future Cornell Campus

With the departure of former Cornell Tech Vice President Cathy Dove to a new position as President of the Paul Smith's College, the Roosevelt Island Community Report Ms. Dove wrote will now be an update provided by Cornell Tech.

Updates from Cornell Tech

Cornell Tech hosted a Town Hall meeting on Monday, December 8 to provide updates on construction and community initiatives as the campus development continues to take shape:

Construction updates from the Town Hall:

• Cornell began demolition of the former Goldwater Hospital buildings last winter and will soon enter the first phase of construction for the campus.
• Demolition of Phase 1 of the campus design will be completed by December 31, with Phase 2 demolition underway and expected to be completed by June 2015.
• Cornell is working with Barr & Barr to construct the First Academic Building, a NYC-based firm with a track record of quality work and a reputation for deep community engagement. Their experience with university projects includes Princeton University and Syracuse University.
• Roux Associates, an environmental consulting firm, reaffirmed Cornell Tech’s commitment to monitoring air quality during the construction process. Cornell is applying several proactive controls to reduce emissions, including:
• Reducing of diesel equipment
• Using ultra low sulfur diesel fuels
• Limiting construction equipment idle time
• Using equipment that meets the latest federal emission standards
• As of December 1, Cornell has moved approximately 10,200 tons of waste by barge, avoiding approximately 4,800-5,150 truck trips.
• For more information, visit construction.tech.cornell.edu. Please note we have a new section of the website for photos of the construction site and we will add photos to it on a monthly basis.

K-12 updates from the Town Hall:

• Diane Levitt, Cornell Tech’s K-12 Director, provided details on Cornell Tech’s continued support of education initiatives on Roosevelt Island. Cornell Tech is deeply engaged with PS/IS 217 and is committed to:
• Helping with teacher training and support
• Science, engineering, technology and mathematics education initiatives
• After-school programming
• Tech events
• Hardware and software programming development
• Cornell Tech has been involved in teacher training and curriculum development to help students understand computing and computational thinking. As a result, there is a coding class happening at the middle school, one period a week, where students learn critical computing skills.
• Cornell Tech has monthly meetings with Principal Beckman and her staff, and we are working to organize a Middle School Hackathon for Spring 2015.
• Cornell Tech looks forward to supporting two teams in the Continental Mathematics League computer science competition in early 2015.

As a reminder, Jane Swanson, Assistant Director of Government and Community Relations at Cornell Tech, is at Gallery RIVAA, 527 Main Street, every Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to visit and chat with Jane to learn more about Cornell Tech’s plans.

Cornell Tech Roosevelt Island Community Update - December 8 Town Hall Meeting, New President Elizabeth Garrett Visits, Barging, Saving Trees, Goldwater Murals Restoration & More

New Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett With Cornell Tech's Dan Huttenlocher and Andrew Winters Visits Roosevelt Island Oct 13

With the departure of former Cornell Tech Vice President Cathy Dove to a new position as President of the Paul Smith's College, the Roosevelt Island Community Report Ms. Dove wrote will now be an update provided by Cornell Tech.

Updates from Cornell Tech

As many of you already know, Cornell Tech opened a community space at Gallery RIVAA at 527 Main Street in September. Jane Swanson, Assistant Director of Government and Community Relations at Cornell Tech, is on site every Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Cornell Tech plans to bring its vision and its interplay of technology and creativity to the wider community through the space, and to host programming from the larger Cornell University community. Cornell Tech encourages everyone to stop by Gallery RIVAA to learn about the campus and see the amazing works of art on view at the gallery.

Other recent and upcoming Cornell Tech news:

Community: Cornell Tech volunteers participated in last month’s “Fall for Arts” Festival and Halloween parade.

Updates from the Cornell Tech Community and Construction Task force meeting:

• Cornell Tech has avoided 3,350 truck trips through our use of barging, and that number is growing every week.
• Cornell Tech continued the community conversation about tree conservation, which Cornell Tech is committed to. Cornell Tech and its engineer presented some modified designs and walked the task force through each configuration as they relate to pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic. Cornell Tech will continue to keep the task force updated as we work together to strike a balance between tree conservation, safety and the need to provide robust infrastructure to support the site.
• Cornell Tech showed images of the historic murals uncovered at Goldwater hospital that are currently being restored at two conservation studios. The murals will eventually be displayed on Cornell Tech’s campus.
• Cornell Tech continues to work with PS/IS 217, including after school programs on computational literacy.

Town Hall: Join Cornell Tech for a town hall meeting on December 8, 6 p.m. at Manhattan Park Community Center, 8 River Road.

Updates from Cornell Tech’s temporary campus at Google:

• More than 100 students are enrolled in three masters and PhD programs.
• Four new faculty members have joined the campus.
• The incoming new President of Cornell University, Elizabeth Garrett, has already visited Cornell Tech and Roosevelt Island. Ms. Garrett assumes the presidency on July 1, 2015. Cornell’s current President, David Skorton, will become the new Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute.

For more information, visit construction.tech.cornell.edu.