Rutgers and its partners are transforming the university’s campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick with nearly two million square feet of new and renovated academic, residential, and service spaces. More than two dozen major construction projects—planned, in progress, or completed—will enable the region’s premier public research university to better fulfill its mission of teaching, research, and service across New Jersey and beyond. These projects also will significantly expand Rutgers’ role as an economic engine in its host communities.
Camden Dining Hall: The $5.3 million renovation of the dining hall in the Rutgers–Camden Student Center includes a larger dining room and mechanical upgrades. The new dining hall was completed in September 2007.
19,000 square feet
Camden Recreation Center: A $9 million renovation of the existing recreation center will feature an upgraded natatorium, gymnasium, and training and locker space.
76,000 square feet
Camden Residential Complex: This $4.5 million renovation project of the on-campus housing complex is scheduled in two stages: Phase I in 2007 and Phase II for summer 2008.
82,000 square feet
Integrative Biology and Genomic Medicine Institute: A collaborative facility, established through $50 million in funding from the state of New Jersey for Rutgers–Camden, the Coriell Institute, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and Cooper University Hospital, will feature stem cell laboratories as well as the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology.
70,000 square feet
School of Law–Camden: A $37 million law school expansion began in early 2006 in Rutgers–Camden’s growing University District. The four-story building will include faculty and administrative offices, a moot court complex, additional space for clinical programs, and student gathering areas. Construction is to be completed in early 2008.
55,000 square feet
Life Sciences Center: A six-story, $23.4 million life sciences building at Rutgers–Newark added research and teaching space for various science departments. It features academic laboratories, a media seminar room, research labs, and support space. Located at the corner of University Avenue and Warren Street, the structure opened in fall 2006.
67,000 square feet
Rutgers Business School: Relocation of the school’s Newark program to a purchased office tower in downtown Newark is expected to begin in summer 2009. The $83 million project includes the building purchase, renovation of 11 floors, and construction of a two-story addition.
15,000-square-foot addition
University Square: This 13-story, $51 million undergraduate residence hall houses 600 students and includes computer labs, a multipurpose room, study lounges, and retail space. As the first residence hall built on the Newark Campus in 16 years, it helps meet increased demand for student housing. The building opened in fall 2006.
214,500 square feet
Administrative Services Building II: The former HIP of New Jersey’s clinical facility on Route 1 in New Brunswick underwent a complete interior and exterior reconstruction at an estimated cost of $10.7 million. Most of the space is dedicated to University Human Resources with remaining space allocated for University Mail and Document Services and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension. The building opened in December 2005.
58,000 square feet
Alvin Rockoff Hall: This 12-story high-rise in downtown New Brunswick provides housing for 671 undergraduate and graduate students. The building was developed and is owned by the New Brunswick Development Corp. (DEVCO). The $70 million project includes 186 student apartment suites, retail space, a parking garage for 820 vehicles, a gym, and other amenities. It opened in August 2005.
261,000 square feet
Biomedical Engineering Building: This $33.5 million state-of-the-art structure on the Busch Campus will add nearly eight times the academic and support space currently allocated to this growing discipline. The new building, dedicated in spring 2007, includes conference and classroom facilities, research laboratories, laboratory support facilities, teaching labs, faculty office space, and computer facilities. The building also includes a 150-seat auditorium with audiovisual conferencing capabilities.
80,000 square feet
Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT): Opened in 2006, this new research and teaching facility was designed for civil engineering on the Busch Campus. The $4.6 million, two-story facility was funded by Rutgers, state and federal departments of transportation, and transportation industry groups.
14,550 square feet
Center for Integrative Proteomics Technologies: This new $55 million facility on the Busch Campus will be a shared instrumentation resource and proteomics research facility, including the Protein Data Bank. It is slated for completion in 2010.
102,800 square feet
Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center: A $4 million addition to the existing center, which will house classrooms, observation rooms, multipurpose rooms, and offices, is scheduled for completion in fall 2008.
9,000 square feet
Endocrine Research Facility: A $4.5 million, single-story lab facility on the George H. Cook Campus will provide offices and labs for animal science department faculty focusing on endocrine research. Construction is scheduled for completion by late 2007.
9,200 square feet
Health Sciences Center: The $10 million first phase of the center will be built between Paterson and Bayard streets near Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. The five-story, 23,000-square-foot building will serve the College of Nursing and include units associated with the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. It will encompass classrooms, exam rooms, study areas, lounges, and office space and is scheduled for completion in fall 2008. The $25 million second phase of the center will be a 58,000-square-foot building to house offices of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. The center is scheduled for completion by late 2009.
81,000 square feet
Heldrich Plaza: Built by DEVCO, Heldrich Plaza is located across from the Civic Square building on Livingston Avenue in downtown New Brunswick. The project features a 248-room hotel; 50,000-square-foot conference center; 48 condominiums; retail stores; and space for the university’s Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, a unit of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The $120 million project opened in spring 2007. Rutgers occupies 30,000 square feet of the total complex.
365,000 square feet
Life Sciences Building: Opened in June 2005, the new three-story, $28.3 million laboratory building on the Busch Campus is home to the Department of Genetics and the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials. It is connected to surrounding buildings with pedestrian bridges and links, and serves as a focal point for the life sciences complex.
85,000 square feet
Livingston Dining Commons: A $24.7 million new multistory dining facility will replace Tillett Hall with an upscale, modern dining environment. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2009.
43,500 square feet
Livingston Student Center: A $15 million renovation and expansion of the student center will feature a new outdoor plaza that will become a major gathering space on the Livingston Campus. The expansion, which will be adjacent to the planned Livingston Dining Commons, also will provide additional space for retail stores. Construction began in fall 2007 and is scheduled to be completed by fall 2009.
34,000 square feet
Public Safety Building: A modern headquarters for Rutgers’ Division of Public Safety opened in 2006 at the corner of Commercial Avenue and George Street in New Brunswick. The university entered into a 30-year lease with DEVCO, developer and owner of the property, for a parking garage and office space to house the Rutgers University Police Department and other public safety and university administrative units.
160,000 square feet
Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey: A joint venture between Rutgers and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the institute located in downtown New Brunswick will feature research laboratories, outpatient treatment areas, and administrative and conference space. Occupying five floors of the new 18-story tower, the institute will cost $150 million and is scheduled to be completed by 2010.
75,000 square feet
Stem Cell Research Center: This $2.4 million renovation of an existing facility includes a shared laboratory designed for biochemistry and molecular biology, office space for faculty and staff, and a state-of-the-art stem cell research laboratory. The facility opened in spring 2007.
4,250 square feet
Wright-Reiman Polymer and Protein Wet Lab, Room 371: With a $3 million reconfiguration and renovation, Wright-Reiman provides a state-of-the-art wet laboratory for the chemistry department featuring 24 fume hoods, casework, and a new HVAC system. The lab was completed in fall 2007.
3,000 square feet