NYU’s Expansion At 181 Mercer Street Nears Completion In Greenwich Village, Manhattan

Construction is nearing completion on NYU‘s campus expansion at 181 Mercer Street in Greenwich Village. Designed by Davis Brody Bond and KieranTimberlake, the 735,000-square-foot complex consists of three towers rising from a full-block podium between Houston, Mercer, and Bleecker Streets and I.M. Pei’s University Village complex. The project is the culmination of over a decade of proposals, planning, and building that dates back to the mid 2000s. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor for the development, which is aiming for LEED gold certification.

Since our last update in July, the glass curtain wall has enclosed the remainder of the upper floors on all three towers and glass railings have been assembled along the perimeter of the podium. The only façade sections awaiting completion are the gaps where the construction elevators remain attached to the towers. The elevator on the southern elevation facing Houston Street began disassembly on March 5 and should reach street level in the coming weeks.

BY: MICHAEL YOUNG 8:00 AM ON MARCH 13, 2022