Columbia University Manhattanville Campus

The Manhattanville Campus at Columbia University will include more than 17 acres of academic, residential, and other property upon completion.

AKRF first served as environmental consultant for the master plan and then led preparation of the CEQR Environmental Impact Statement for the entire campus—the first of its kind in the country to earn Platinum certification for LEED New Development. Cultural resources were an important focus of our work, as described below.

Our work also included environmental site assessments for various properties in the development area, and we prepared the Amended Drainage Plan for the campus, including the relocation of natural gas lines, electric conduits, and city-owned water distribution mains. AKRF also provided air quality consulting for the new Central Energy Plant serving the campus.

We have since contributed acoustical and air quality consulting services to comply with Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation guidelines for the construction of each new building.

Photo by Frank Oudeman of OTTO

Industry Honors

2020 ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Award

2019 ULI New York Award for Excellence in Design

2019 New York Build Expo Sustainable Construction Award

Newsworthy

“Columbia Business School Opened This Week on the Manhattanville Campus”

The Forum by Renzo Piano with Dattner Architects and Caples Jefferson

The Forum

Jerome L. Greene Science Center by Renzo Piano with Davis Brody Bond and Body Lawson Associates

Jerome L. Greene Science Center

Lenfest Center for the Arts by Renzo Piano with Davis Brody Bond

Lenfest Center for the Arts

Columbia Business School by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative

Columbia Business School

“Modern business practice is increasingly collaborative and non-siloed and is predicated on an expanded adoption of technology, data, and advanced analytics alongside the fundamentals of traditional business education. Our new, open, light-filled spaces reflect this reality.”

Costis Maglaras

Dean of the Columbia Business School, 2022

“Columbia Business School Opens Two New Buildings, Completing the First Phase of the University’s 17-Acre Manhattanville Campus”

The Manhattanville Campus continues to take shape.

Addressing Cultural Resources for the New Campus

AKRF prepared the cultural resources analysis for the Environmental Impact Statement, including identifying and assessing impacts on historic properties.

We also prepared the project’s Letter of Resolution pursuant to Section 14.09 of the New York State Historic Preservation Act, the Construction Protection Plan for historic resources, and archival documentation of a former stable that could not be retained on the site.