About the Paulson Center

Classrooms and Study Space

• Fifty-eight new mid-size classrooms (approximately 25 students)
• Common spaces that allow students to engage in group study or quiet individual study

Performing Arts and Orchestra

• A 350-seat proscenium theater with fly loft capabilities
• Additional spaces for the dramatic and performing arts, including a space commemorating the African Grove Theatre
• An orchestral rehearsal and performance room
• Practice rooms for music majors to rehearse and refine their skills in an acoustically pristine and central location

Commons

• The heart of the Paulson Center is the Commons
• A gracious and lively open space on the second floor amidst the traffic flow, art, and dining, it encourages casual encounters and interactions that indelibly build a sense of community

Athletics

• New athletics facilities that include:
  • NCAA regulation basketball courts with technology to record and analyze game and practice videos
  • A six-lane pool
  • Fitness and weight rooms, squash courts, and an indoor track

Housing and Dining

• A 400-bed residence hall for first-year students
• Forty-two units of faculty housing
  
• Two NYU Eats dining locations

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Sustainable Features

• Green roofs with gardens and terraces that, in addition to reducing stormwater run-off and cooling the building to minimize the urban heat island effect, offer outdoor communal space and promote urban biodiversity 
• Facade and solar reduction strategies that reduce lighting needs and air conditioning loads, minimizing the building’s carbon footprint.  The custom fritted glass allows natural light while helping to regulate building temperature, and it also helps prevent bird strikes
• Connection to NYU's cogeneration facility, providing higher efficiency heating and cooling to the Paulson Center while substantially reducing energy, greenhouse gasses, and pollutants