Pace University - NEW YORK, NY
ABOUT THE PACE UNIVERSITY DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT
The Fred F. French Building, 551 5th Ave, New York, measures approximately 430,000 rentable square feet and is currently owned by The Feil Organization. The lead architects were H. Douglas Ives and Sloan & Robertson. The tallest building on Fifth Avenue when completed, by the 1990s underwent a complete restoration, subsequently earning the Historic Building of the Year Award.
Pace's athletic facilities are highlighted by the 29,000-square-foot Goldstein Health, Fitness and Recreation Center in Pleasantville, New York, which boasts a 2,400-seat arena, eight-lane swimming pool, weight/fitness room, aerobics/dance room, training room, locker rooms, equipment room, meeting rooms, and offices of the athletics department. It is used primarily as an office building and also houses classrooms of Pace University.
Pace University is a private institution that was founded in 1906. It has a campus in midtown Manhattan, New York City The New York State Board of Regents approved Pace College's petition for university status in 1973.
▪︎ PROJECT NAME: Pace University
▪︎ ARCHITECTS: Libman Wolf Couples
▪︎ LOCATION: New York, NY
▪︎ AREA: Mid-Town
▪︎ PROJECT YEAR: 2011
▪︎ SIZE: 66,190
▪︎ BUILDING SERVICES: Gut Renovation
▪︎ CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Desarno
▪︎ PROJECT MANAGER: Bob Shankel
▪︎ MAIN CONTRACTOR: Libman Wolf Couples