Brooklyn, New York, Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This Valentine’s Day, February 14, New York City College of Technology (City Tech) is celebrating the official opening of its new Academic Complex, following an extensive $410 million project drawing together the latest educational technology with Downtown Brooklyn’s dynamic renaissance.
“We are excited to celebrate the new face of City Tech along with our key stakeholders, supporters and friends. This new building represents a significant investment by the State of New York, and we are grateful for the support of Governor Cuomo and so many others who were involved in this project. We are confident that this new complex will allow us to further our mission of preparing the technologically sophisticated workforce needed to keep New York competitive and support core sectors of New York’s economy that few would have imagined at the College’s founding,” said City Tech’s president, Russell K. Hotzler.
Located at 285 Jay Street, directly across from the College’s main campus, the building is the newest addition to the borough’s ever-expanding Tech Triangle. The eight-story, 365,000 square foot complex is the new home of City Tech’s clinical healthcare and sciences programs, a 1,000-seat theater, an 800-seat gymnasium and a wellness center.
As an epicenter of STEM education at the City University of New York (CUNY), the building’s state-of-the-practice labs and smart classrooms serve programs in Restorative Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging, Nursing, Health Services Administration, Human Services, as well as the Biological Sciences and Chemistry.
Designed by the architectural firm Perkins Eastman and built by Sciame Construction LLC, the new building reflects the high-tech identity of the College. Featuring a high-performance glazing system and natural daylighting throughout to help reduce energy consumption, the project was designed to achieve LEED Gold certification.
City Tech is highly recognized for its strong tradition of providing economic mobility to its extraordinarily diverse student population. The advent of this new technologically sophisticated building will provide generations of students with even more opportunities to attain professional success.
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About City Tech (New York City College of Technology) City Tech, of The City University of New York, is the largest four-year public college of technology in the Northeast and a national model for technological education. City Tech has an enrollment of more than 17,000 students in 29 baccalaureate and 27 associate degree programs and was recently ranked ninth among more than 2,000 U.S. institutions in overall economic mobility for its students (www.equality-of-opportunity.org). For more information, visit www.citytech.cuny.edu.
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