The challenge dollars have been secured to renovate Hulitt Hall. Thank you for your partnership and thank you for honoring faculty, staff, peers, parents, friends and other loved ones along the way. The Brick By Brick Challenge concluded with the entire challenge amount received, helping us secure nearly $3.66 million toward the project's $3.5 million goal. In light of recent construction materials increase, this is great news for York University.
Thank you alumni and friends for investing in students and their experience. If you intended to sponsor a brick, it's not too late. Make your gift now and be sure you check out the growing list of those being remembered and honored.
Donors can sponsor a single brick for $75 or multiple bricks or even a room. Sponsorship gifts may be made in honor or memory of a YC classmate, teacher, staff member or other friend or loved one. Thanks to the Brick by Brick Challenge, every gift of $75 or more will be doubled and Hulitt Hall will get the finishing touches of a long overdue renovation.
Hulitt Hall is getting major makeover thanks to a $3 million gift provided to kick-start the largest single renovation project in college history. Constructed in 1903, the structure will be transformed into a focal point for campus visitors and a hub for campus services for students. Read the original press release here.
"Hulitt Hall will get a major makeover starting in 2020 thanks to a $3 million gift provided to kick-start the largest single renovation project in college history. Constructed in 1903, the structure will be transformed into a focal point for campus visitors and a hub for campus services for students."
Maybe you’ve seen the photos? Maybe you’ve driven by? Either way, it’s hard to deny that big things have been happening at the corner of Kiplinger and 8th street.
"Despite an onslaught of wintry conditions, JLC, Inc. continues to move renovations forward for Hulitt Hall, the oldest original structure on the York College campus. Renovation plans were designed to retain as much of the original floor plan as possible but a few changes were inevitable due to changing codes and building requirements."
Summer 2021 Update: The building has new windows, sills, and an addition to the east-side of the building that will become the main entrance as well as house an elevator. Currently, the bricks are being laid on the addition.
The floorplan will retain the original room layout wherever possible in an attempt to preserve the past, but the top floor is getting a true makeover. It is being redesigned to serve as a much needed conference and meeting space with the entire third floor dedicated for this purpose.
Project completion is slated for early 2022.
October 2021 Update: Plumbing lines are in, basic electrical is installed, elevator is installed, fire sprinklers have been added, exterior brickwork is basically complete and windows are almost done. The stain glass window has been added to the west side of the building. The roof is one step from being completed and sheetrock will be added soon, as well as the flooring contractors will begin shortly. The biggest project in progress is the "state-of-the-art climate control".
2022
The Hulitt Hall renovations are to completed during the first half of this year. The drywall is up and there has been major progress made in installing the "state-of-the-art climate control".
