SOM will deliver new $700 million climate center to NYC’s Governors Island

2023-04-24T15:18:00-04:00

A new 400,000-square-foot climate campus scheme for New York City’s Governors Island has been unveiled by SOM and Mayor Eric Adams at the close of a two-year competitive bids process for a project that is expected to support cutting-edge environmental research while creating green jobs and educational opportunities for future generations.

Image: SOM/Brick Visual, courtesy New York Mayor's Office.

Image: SOM/Miysis, courtesy New York Mayor's Office.

Stony Brook University is leading the New York City Exchange development, which will also add $1 billion in economic benefits to the city. The university will partner with a list of 15 schools and organizations, including IBM, Georgia Tech, and Oxford University, and offer space to 30 other entities from the non-profit sector, all with expertise that touches on the development’s core program areas of environmental justice, water rights, workforce development, education, and labor.

Image: SOM/Brick Visual, courtesy New York Mayor's Office.

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SOM will deliver new $700 million climate center to NYC’s Governors Island