Sunday, June 01, 2008
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Posted by: D John Bray
Part of Campus Growth to Service Students
Buffalo -
D’Youville College has started construction of a new six-story, 93,000
square foot academic building. It will be located on the corner of
Connecticut and Fargo streets, currently the site of a college parking
lot.
The $20 million structure will house classrooms,
laboratories, student service, faculty, and college operation offices,
conference rooms, and also include facilities for a planned pharmacy
program.
Designed by Cannon Design of Grand Island, it will
feature modern mosaic precast, brick and glass panels, cultured stone
and brick on the exterior with appropriate street landscaping on the
Connecticut Street side.
“The building will be designed to
allow the addition of features such as a connector and other amenities
in the future,” according to Donald G. Keller, vice president of
operations at the college.
Parking that will be displaced by the
new facility will move to college lots on Connecticut and West Avenue
adjacent to the college.
The building will accommodate the
increase in students the college has seen during the past decade. In
addition to a growing student body of U.S. students, more than 800
Canadians out of approximately 3000 enrolled students currently attend
the private college.
“The college has no plans for any major new buildings for the foreseeable future.” Keller said.
D’Youville,
currently celebrating its centennial, has invested more than $70
million in its West Side campus over the past 12 years.
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