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New York University Student Housing
110 East 14th Street, New York, NY

Plaza Construction Corporation provided General Contracting services for the 215,000 SF New York University 14th Street Dormitory, located on the site of the former Luchow's Restaurant on East 14th Street. The project provided much needed dorm space for NYU students and met several construction challenges.

Existing site conditions, heavy neighborhood traffic and positioning of the building appropriately into the neighborhood had to be addressed by Plaza during the planning stages. During the construction of the building, special attention had to be given to the installation of the pre-cast concrete facade.

The dormitory is also one of the first buildings constructed in Manhattan under the newly enacted seismic requirements of the New York City building codes. To comply with these regulations, Plaza was required to use 30% more reinforcing steel, 4,000 PSI lightweight concrete and 5,000-PSI stone concrete.

The building's exterior features include a pre-cast truss system curtain wall, punched aluminum framed windows and a rubberized asphalt membrane roof. Interior features include residential space for 600 beds, administrative facilities, a kitchen / cafeteria, and mechanical equipment storage areas sufficient for all the heating, cooling and communications equipment.


The new dormitory has a scenic court yard covered by a 2-story, self-supporting 1,000 SF tensile truss skylight made of glass and steel, allowing the students to enjoy the space year round.

With careful planning and superior use of the site and its surroundings, Plaza topped out the building on time. John Rutigliano, Director of Planning and Construction for NYU, said Plaza Construction Corporation "performed admirably" in completing a difficult construction project.