Fiterman Hall, located at 30 West Broadway between Barclay and Park Place, was damaged in the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) when falling debris from 7 World Trade Center left it with significant damage in its south façade. The 15-story building, constructed as an office building in the 1950s, had served as an extension of the 199 Chambers Street campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) since 1993. 

Summary

Construction at Fiterman Hall in September 2010

In September 11, 2001, DASNY and CUNY had virtually completed a total rehabilitation of Fiterman Hall, including extensive asbestos abatement. After September 11th, the City of New York, DASNY, CUNY, and others took steps to clean out some of the debris, close breaches in the south façade, and stabilize the structure. Because mold and WTC dust contaminated the building and rendered it uninhabitable, Fiterman Hall had to be deconstructed.

To view the BMCC/CUNY website for Fiterman Hall, visit: http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/fitermanhall/

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*The following information was last updated on January 11, 2013.

• The building opened to students on August 27, 2012 
• Decontamination / cleaning took place from March 2008 to May 2009. Deconstruction ended in November 2009

Contact Info

• Max Pizer
  Assistant Director
  Department of Design, Construction, and Management
  City University of New York
  555 W. 57^th St., New York, NY 10019
• Paul J. Burgdorf
  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
  515 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207

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