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Five-Year Capital Plan FY 21-22 through FY 25-26

Amounts in thousands FY 21-22 Five-Year

TotalCampus-Wide Roof Repairs $5,000 $20,700Campus ADA Upgrades $8,145 $18,000Aaron Davis Hall Theater Renovations $18,650 $22,600Marshak Building Rehabilitation $5,000 $304,422Steinman Hall HVAC Upgrades Ph. I $5,554 $29,500Shepard Hall Rehabilitation $0 $70,000 Capital Renewal Five Year Plan Subtotal $42,348 $198,948Five Year Grand Total $42,348 $198,948

City Reso-A Requests FY 2022

Amounts in thousandsFY2022

Marshak Plaza Technology Transformation $350Marshak Plaza Blue Light Emergency Telephone and CCTVProject

$115

City Reso-A Request Total $465

City College

Statement and Statistics

President Vincent Boudreau

Founded in 1847, The City College of New York, located in Harlem, is the first public higher educationinstitution in New York City and has one of the more diverse student bodies in the nation. Established as a freeinstitution dedicated to helping students overcome barriers to advancement, City College continues its missionof access to excellence and keeping tuition affordable. City College offers a comprehensive selection of majorsand minors, from biomedical engineering, computer science, economics, and business to theatre, history,education, art, and journalism. Nationally regarded for its science, engineering, and architecture programs,City College is also recognized for its creativity and scholarship in the arts, boasting 10 Nobel Laureates and11 Oscar winners. The college’s most important resources are its students and faculty. The college enrolls15,000 students each year who have included Goldwater and Rhodes Scholars, Truman Fellows, Fulbrightrecipients, and National Science Foundation winners. Long known as outstanding teachers, the college'sfaculty members hold 13 memberships in national academies (a remarkable achievement in a faculty of fewerthan 600). They continue to win awards across all disciplines and secure nearly $60 million a year inundergraduate research funding.

The college's Spitzer School of Architecture and Grove School of Engineering are the only public, professionalschools of their kind in the metropolitan area, and the School of Education continues to educate the city'steachers. The College of Liberal Arts and Science grounds students in the events, cultures, and possibilitiesthat make life coherent and understandable and boasts premier programs like creative writing, film, video, andmusic, as well as unique opportunities in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. New andgrowing graduate programs include Translational Medicine, Branding and Integrated Communications, and adual degree in International Relations and Law.

The original part of the CCNY campus, consisting of five (5) neo-gothic buildings, was constructed in 1907 andsupports educational, administration, and recreational activities. Subsequent buildings were constructed in the1940s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2004, and 2014. Much of the utilities, sites, and building infrastructure on thecampus are original to the early construction periods. Balancing the Landmark classification of the campuswhile at the same time modernizing the facilities to meet the current and future instructional and technologicalneeds is a constant challenge to the campus.

The 36.5-acre campus is alive with construction. Continued capital investment in the college will sustain andexpand its mission of excellence in teaching and learning. City College is a great urban college with alegendary history, exciting present, and dynamic future.

Master Plan/Enrollment Information Net Assignable Square Footage (NASF)

Original Master Plan Approved: 1973 Owned Occupied: 1,578,091Master Plan Amendment Approved: N/A Owned Vacant: 15,806Master Plan Projected FTES: 15,305 Leased/Temp: 15,682Fall 2019 FTES: 12,129 Non-CUNY: 73,970Master Plan Approved NASF: 1,747,000 Total NASF: 1,683,549 State Senate District: 31 State Assembly District: 70City Council District: 9 City Community Board: Manhattan CB 9

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FY 21-22 FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 Five YearNeed

Project Name Phase Need Phase Need Phase Need Phase Need Phase Need Total

Campus-Wide Roof Repairs DC $5,000 DC $5,000 DC $1,600 $0 $0 $11,600Campus ADA Upgrades C $8,145 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,145Aaron Davis Hall TheaterRenovations CE $18,650 $0 $0 $0 $0 $18,650

Marshak BuildingRehabilitation D $5,000 DCE $20,000 DCE $20,000 DCE $20,000 DCE $20,000 $85,000

Steinman Hall HVACUpgrades Ph. I C $5,554 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,554

Shepard Hall Rehabilitation $0 $0 D $10,000 D $30,000 CE $30,000 $70,000Capital Renewal $42,348 $25,000 $31,600 $50,000 $50,000 $198,948

Project Descriptions: Capital Renewal

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Five Year Capital PlanAmounts in thousands/Projects in priority order

Campus-Wide Roof RepairsThis project will restore deteriorated roofs on the campus. Roof upgrades inorder of priority are Compton-Goethals, Baskerville, Spitzer-Atrium Roof,Harris, Steinman, and Wingate Halls. The scope will include the restorationof cuts and holes in EPDM (synthetic rubber) lining; replacement ofdeteriorated mortar, flashing joints, skylight mullions, and missing or brokenslate; and removal of impediments to gutters to ensure proper drainage.

Total Project CostPrior FundingFive-Year Need

Anticipated Completion: March 2024

$20,700$9,100$11,600

Campus ADA UpgradesThis project will continue to improve access for disabled students, faculty,and visitors across the campus by correcting deficiencies not addressed inprevious efforts. This project will include ADA-compliant bathroom upgradesneeded for the campus. Additionally, curb cuts, sidewalk repairs andresurfacing, information maps, proper roadway markings, and ADA trafficsignals will be installed. The project is in design. The college has completedthe installation of inclined and vertical lifts for the disabled and power-assisted door operators at Marshak Hall and the installation of ADA rampand sidewalk repair access along Convent Avenue from the 138th Streetcorridor to the campus quadrangle. Provision of ADA access into lecturehalls and some bathrooms within two buildings is underway.


Anticipated Completion: August 2022

$18,000$9,855$8,145

Aaron Davis Hall Theater RenovationsAaron Davis Hall is the major theater on campus and needs renovations dueto its age and wear. Identified issues include the need for heating andventilation upgrades, addition of A/C throughout the facility, plumbing, code-compliance upgrades, provision of a new roof with a moisture-proof exteriorshell, and modernization of the facility to bring it in line with today's theaterstandards. The roof has been replaced, and the design of systematicupgrades has begun.


Anticipated Completion: July 2022

$22,600$3,950$18,650

Marshak Building RehabilitationThe 619,000 square-foot Marshak Building houses the college's athleticfacilities and portions of its science facilities. This ongoing project willprovide structural and mechanical repairs, including upgrades to the HVAC,plumbing, and electrical systems. Additionally, the project will reorganizeand renovate space vacated by various researchers' move into the newscience facilities on the south campus. Instructional laboratories,classrooms, study spaces, faculty offices, and a science library will beaccommodated in the renovated building. Athletic facilities and building-support spaces will be improved. The phased upgrade of the HVAC systemsis ongoing.



$304,422$219,422$85,000

Steinman Hall HVAC Upgrades Ph. IThis project will restore proper air quality to Steinman Hall, the 318,000 square-foot building that houses the college's Grove School of Engineering.This building continues to experience air-quality problems in various areasresulting from improper ventilation, inoperable controls, and HVACequipment beyond its useful life. This project will upgrade HVAC andcontrols serving all areas of the building by replacing variable air volumeunits, installing a new controls system, and recommissioning drives, coil,and condensate pan systems in air-handling units.



$29,500$23,946$5,554

Shepard Hall RehabilitationThis project will provide structural and mechanical repairs to the 328,000-square-foot Shepard Hall, which dates from the campus opening in 1907.This includes immediate-term correction of water infiltration issues and roofreplacement. Additionally, the building's HVAC systems will be upgraded,and interior spaces damaged by water infiltration will be restored andrepaired to rehabilitate the facility. To date, 12 phases of façaderestorations have been completed, and the Great Hall roof has beenreplaced.



$70,000$0$70,000

Project Descriptions: Reso-A

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City Reso-A Requests (City Council and Borough Presidents)Amounts in thousands

FY 21-22

Projects in priority order Phase Need

Marshak Plaza Technology Transformation E $350

Marshak Plaza Blue Light Emergency Telephone andCCTV Project

CE $115

City Reso-A Requests $465

Marshak Plaza Technology Transformation Phase: EThe project will involve a full IT infrastructure upgrade for Marshak Plaza,allowing for future outdoor instruction and various events. The currentlyunderutilized plaza will be enhanced with Wi-Fi and audio visual technology,complimenting other Marshak Plaza renovation projects. Readily available Wi-Fi in all campus spaces and all faculty, staff, and students is a basicexpectation and becoming increasingly indispensable. Additionally, thisinfrastructure upgrade will facilitate the related Marshak Plaza Blue LightEmergency Telephone and CCTV Project, an important safety system comingsoon to the plaza. The demand for improved wireless service continues toincrease significantly as safety, security, and teaching increasingly rely onInternet access. This infrastructure upgrade will help to ensure City Collegewill meet this demand and continue to effectively serve the diverse studentbody.

FY 2022 City Request:

Anticipated Completion: June 2023

$350

Marshak Plaza Blue Light Emergency Telephone and CCTV Project Phase: CEThis project will provide security and safety that will benefit the collegecampus, the surrounding community, and visitors to the area by installing ADAcompliant emergency telephones and cameras. The cameras will beconnected to the College’s 24-hour Public Safety Command Center through itsproprietary fiber-based Intranet or wireless connection. This project, alongsidethe Marshak Plaza Roof Replacement and Marshak Plaza TechnologyTransformation project, will create a comprehensively updated, connected,and safe space for all campus users.

FY 2022 City Request:

Anticipated Completion: June 2023

$115

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