Section Contents College Statement and Statistics Campus Site Map Five-Year Capital Plan Request FY 2013-14 through FY 2017-18 Project Funding Type Total ($ 000s) 17 Lexington Ave. Initial Renovations bonded $74,650 17 Lexington Ave. Programmatic Upgrades bonded Newman Vertical Campus Exterior Mitigation bonded Site Acquisitions bonded Newman Vertical Campus Façade Preservation bonded Apparatus Total $212,210 City Reso-A Requests FY 2014 (City Council and Borough Presidents) Project ($ 000s) 17 Lexington Ave. Building Entrance $1,250 Subotnick Center Display System $140 Welcome Center $275 Conversion of Racquetball Court $1,000 Reso-A Total $2,665
College Statement and Statistics President Mitchel B. Wallerstein According to its mission statement, Baruch College "remains dedicated to being a catalyst for social, cultural and financial mobility of a diverse student body, reflective of its historical mission. Baruch College educates men and women for leadership roles in business, civic and cultural affairs, and academia. It offers rigorous baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral programs to qualified students who seek careers in business, public affairs and the arts and sciences. Integrating professional education with the arts and sciences for undergraduates, Baruch College faculty cultivates its students' analytical ability, critical thinking, cultural awareness, and ethical sensibility. The college's graduate programs focus on professional preparation that enables students to become leaders and innovators in their fields. The faculty's contributions to knowledge reflect a commitment to teaching, research, scholarship, public policy and artistic creativity. Through executive education, continuing studies programs and public events, Baruch engages the larger civic and international community that includes its supportive alumni, extending the College's visibility and nurturing its global reputation." Baruch College's history of educating New Yorkers dates back 160 years to the first free public institution of higher education. Current head count is more than 16,000 students with 13,000 undergraduates, many the first in their families to attend college. A significant portion of Baruch's students are the children of immigrants or are immigrants. Baruch is comprised of three schools: the Zicklin School of Business, the largest AACSB-accredited business school in the country; the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences; and the School of Public Affairs. Baruch also offers a range of professional and certificate programs through its Division of Continuing and Professional Studies. In recent years, Baruch has steadily advanced in academic excellence and global reputation. The college's increasing prominence is reflected in prestigious rankings. In 2011, Baruch appeared for the first time in Forbes Magazine's list of "Best Business Schools," coming in at No. 50. Last year, Forbes placed Baruch on its list of "Best College Buys," at No. 20. The college was recognized for its strong, selective, academic programs that are available at a fraction of the cost of a comparable private college. For the fifth year in a row, The Princeton Review included Baruch in its 2012 edition of "Best Colleges," an exclusive grouping that represents the top 15 percent of schools around the country. Achieving its highest position ever in the U.S. News and World Report's annual college rankings, Baruch College is ranked at No. 21 on the magazine's 2012 "Top Regional Universities" list. In addition, Baruch ranked No. 3 on the magazine's list of "Top Public Regional Universities," up from last year's ranking of No. 4. The undergraduate business program at the Zicklin School of Business is ranked among the top 100 in the nation, coming in at No. 55. Today, Baruch College has a mix of state-of-the-art buildings and buildings requiring major renovation and upgrades. The college's number one priority is to continue the phased renovation of 17 Lexington Ave., a major academic building constructed before 1930 that has not had a major upgrade in decades. Other important projects are listed on the following pages, including a request for site acquisition. Baruch's net-assignable-square-foot-to-student ratio is well below the national average and is among the lowest in the CUNY system. Master Plan / Enrollment Information Original Master Plan Approved: Master Plan Amendment Approved: Master Plan Projected FTES: Fall 2011 FTES: Master Plan Approved NASF: 1975 2008 12,853 14,144 917,376 Net Assignable Square Footage (NASF) Owned Occupied: 858,700 Owned Vacant: 0 Leased / Temp: 21,687 Non-CUNY: 395 Total NASF: 880,782 State Senate District: State Assembly District: 28 City Council District: 2 75 City Community Board: Manhattan CB 6
Five-Year Capital Plan Request FY 2013-14 through FY 2017-18 (Costs in thousands) Project Name FY 13-14 FY 14-15 FY 15-16 FY 16-17 FY 17-18 Phase Req. Phase Req. Phase Req. Phase Req. Phase Req. Five-Year Request (B) 17 Lexington Ave. Initial Renovations C $71,000 E $3,650 (B) 17 Lexington Ave. Programmatic DC $79,000 E $6,000 Upgrades (B) Newman Vertical Campus Exterior D $1,700 C $15,735 Mitigation (B) Site Acquisitions A (B) Newman Vertical Campus Façade DC Preservation Apparatus Subtotal $107,825 $19,385 $79,000 $6,000 Total $74,650 $212,210 Five-Year Capital Plan Request Project Descriptions (B) 17 Lexington Ave. Initial Renovations The Lawrence and Eris Field Building, Baruch's 284,000-square-foot facility at 17 Lexington Ave., was built in 1928 on the original site of The City College of New York. Since then, it has been used continuously as an educational facility with minimal upgrades. This project will renovate the building in phases. This phase will begin with an infrastructure upgrade with select programmatic fit-outs. The remaining phases will continue with the renovation of its 16 stories. The recommendations of the recently completed Master Plan Amendment are being used to plan the program and best use for each floor. The result will be a modern, state-of-the-art educational facility. June 2016 (B) 17 Lexington Ave. Programmatic Upgrades The Lawrence and Eris Field Building, Baruch's 284,000-sqyare-foot facility at 17 Lexington Ave., was built in 1928 on the original site of The City College of New York. Since then, it has been used continuously as an educational facility with minimal upgrades. This project will renovate the building in phases. This phase will renovate approximately four floors that could include the science labs and student service areas. The remaining phases will continue with the renovation of its 16 stories. The recommendations of the recently completed Master Plan Amendment are being used to plan the program and best use for each floor. The result will be a modern, state-of-the-art educational facility. December 2017 $125,000 $50,350 $74,650 Note: (B) = Major Bonded Project, (R) = Minor Rehabilitation Project A = Acquisition, D = Design, C = Construction, E = Equipment
(B) Newman Vertical Campus Exterior Mitigation In certain weather, the unique shape of the facade surface of the William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus promotes the formation of ice, which melts as the temperature rises and slides off dangerously below to 24th and 25th Streets and Lexington Avenue. This project will create an exterior system to mitigate the formation and accumulation of snow and ice on the facade, thus protecting the college community as well as pedestrians on adjacent sidewalks. January 2016 (B) Site Acquisitions Baruch leases 28,500 square feet that house offices and instructional space for the college's use. These leased floors partially satisfy the college's need for additional space to accommodate growing enrollments; however, as documented in the recently completed Master Plan Amendment, the college still is deficient in terms of necessary programmatic space. Purchasing a building with additional floor area, in lieu of leasing, would be cost effective for the University and would provide space for the college's needs and future expansion. January 2014 (B) Newman Vertical Campus Façade Preservation Apparatus The 16-story William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus opened in 2001. This architecturally award-winning building has a unique exterior curved design, to which a conventional window-washing scaffold cannot be dropped from the roof to preserve, maintain or fix the exterior skin and fenestration. This project will provide an apparatus to be determined, such as a telescoping crane on rails from the roof, to access the entire building. There is anchorage built into the roof to attach and stabilize the apparatus. January 2016 Note: (B) = Major Bonded Project, (R) = Minor Rehabilitation Project A = Acquisition, D = Design, C = Construction, E = Equipment
City Reso-A Requests FY 2014 (City Council and Borough Presidents) (Costs in thousands) 17 Lexington Ave. Building Entrance Phase: DC This project will replace the Lexington Ave. entrance to the Field Building with a new, on-grade, fully ADA-compliant entrance. The work will include installation of revolving doors, a bronze-clad storefront with insulated glass, limestone-clad columns with granite base and decorative metal arches. The new entrance will provide an open view of the main lobby of this historic classroom building, which is to be renovated as part of a larger, phased project using $1,250 state funding. January 2016 Subotnick Center Display System Phase: The Subotnick Center/Trading Floor Simulator supports teaching and research in economics, finance and information technology. The simulator features an LED ticker, LED wall boards and CRT televisions. This display technology is several generations old, inflexible and no longer supported by manufacturers. This project will replace the old equipment with new, modern, energy-efficient equipment that supports the college's pedagogical needs. CE $140 January 2014 Welcome Center Phase: The college's Welcome Center hosts thousands of high school students and their parents annually; it is the hub for on-campus recruiting activities, including orientations and admissions seminars, and it provides space for prospective students to speak with college representatives. This project will upgrade the space and add space to support various activities that will include offices and an event space with new furniture, lighting and signage. DCE $275 January 2016 Conversion of Racquetball Court Phase: The racquetball courts in the Newman Vertical Campus are seldom used. This project will convert one of them into two spaces by adding an interstitial floor. The lower level (B3) will be a dance room, while a new locker room will occupy the upper level (B2). Upon completion, the college will have better utilized space and an enhanced athletic program. DC $1,000 January 2016 Reso-A Request FY 2014 Total $2,665 Note: (B) = Major Bonded Project, (R) = Minor Rehabilitation Project A = Acquisition, D = Design, C = Construction, E = Equipment