Construction Update: Weeks of 3/8/21 and 3/15/21

The latest updates on what to expect and construction updates related to the Manhattanville campus.

March 08, 2021

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What is Happening

Columbia Business School

Site 7 (Western Site)

  • Completion of exterior wall glass-fiber reinforced concrete unit installations on floors 4 through 11
  • Interior fit-outs and overhead mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installation on floors 1 through 11
  • Elevator work—three construction use cars are in service

Site 6B (Eastern Site)

  • Completion of exterior wall glass-fiber reinforced concrete unit installations on floors 2 through 8
  • Interior fit-outs and overhead mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installation on floors 2 through 8
  • Elevator work—three construction use cars are in service

Below Grade Activity / W. 131st Street Utilities

  • Installation of storm, sanitary piping, electrical conduits, low voltage and HVAC ductwork is ongoing
  • Buildout work of the loading dock and installation of dock levelers
  • Metal panel comeback work is progressing
  • Spackling and painting walls throughout
  • The truck ramp ceiling is substantially complete
  • Installation of the permanent sump/ejector pumps’ control panels and overhead piping

Open Spaces between 130th and 131st Streets and along 12th Avenue

  • Stone installation of inner and outer ring
  • 12th Avenue formwork and reinforcement
  • Perimeter trench drain formwork, reinforcement, and concrete placement
  • Structural backfill is in progress
  • Electrical and low voltage conduit installation
  • Light pole pier formwork and rebar installation 

 

Please note that all activities are subject to change based on weather and other field conditions.

 

What to Expect

Construction Activity

  • Regular weekday work hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday work hours: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. After-hours permit issued for 6:00 a.m. construction start to allow for physical distancing for workers upon entry to the site.
  • Material deliveries to site is ongoing

Temporary Traffic and Transportation Impacts

  • Refer to street signage for the west side of Broadway from 129th to 130th Streets -- parking is allowed after 6:00 p.m. and on weekends
  • W. 131st Street between Broadway and 12th Avenue is open for one-way westbound traffic