Fordham University to open new campus this fall

Real Estate Weekly, August 13, 2008

Fordham University is poised to open its new campus in Westchester County, N.Y., for the coming fall semester.

Set on 32 landscaped acres in bucolic West Harrison, Fordham Westchester is a three-story, 62,500 s/f building that will house Fordham's adult undergraduate program as well as its graduate schools of Social Service, Religion and Religious Education, Education, and Business Administration. Construction and renovation work will be finished in time for the first Express Admissions Day for the adult undergraduate program, which will be held on Wed., Aug. 20. The second will take place a week later. In addition, an open house is set for Saturday, Aug. 23; classes will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 2; and an official ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring University officials and other invited guests will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

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"This is a key ingredient for Fordham's future." said Stephen Freedman, Ph.D., senior vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Fordham University. "This campus makes available the best of Fordham for our students in the Westchester community." The building includes 26 renovated classrooms with technological amenities such as "smart boards," teleconferencing capabilities and newly installed seating and learning areas. The surrounding campus, nestled in a scenic wooded enclave, features a stream and pond. In addition, the building will house faculty offices and administrative support space, a library, three personal computer laboratories, a food service facility and indoor as well as outdoor student meeting areas.

More than $8 million was spent on renovations that incorporated substantial green building techniques, including a large central courtyard at the heart of the facility. The campus offers parking for 250 vehicles and is accessible by all modes of public transportation, including the Metro North and the Westchester County Bus System (the "Bee-Line"). In addition, the University offers a Ram Van shuttle between its three campuses. The University signed a 20-year lease with GHP Office Properties for the campus.