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Capital Funding - Recent Capital Projects
The following are examples of major recent and ongoing capital projects for which Cultural Affairs has provided support:
Complete listing of projects (in PDF)
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn Children's Museum, the first museum created expressly for
children, is undergoing a major expansion. This expansion doubles the size of
the existing museum and increases access to the institution’s 27,000-item
permanent collection through expanded exhibition space and the addition of a
children's library, wireless networking for digital exhibitions, 200-seat
theater, neighborhood computing center and Kid's Café that opens onto a rooftop
terrace. Designed to become the first children's museum in the country and New
York City’s first museum to attain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) certification, the building utilizes renewable and recycled-content
materials and incorporates photovoltaic panels and a geothermal heating and
cooling system.
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Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall, Inc. - The Gatehouse Project
Since its inception in 1979, Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall, Inc. has
earned a local, national, and international reputation for its world class
programming and commissioning of new works. In 2003, Harlem Stage/Aaron
Davis Hall began working with the City to renovate the landmark W.135th Street
Gatehouse, a building that previously operated as part of the Croton Aqueduct
system, supplying water to localities in northern Manhattan. The
renovation of the Gatehouse was completed in September 2006. The newly
transformed building is now a state-of-the art performance venue complete with a
flexible 199-seat theater, rehearsal space, dressing rooms, and administrative
office space for Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall. The Gatehouse is the first new
performance space to be built in Harlem in over 20 years.
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Staten Island Zoo - Reptile Wing Reconstruction
Long known for its impressively diverse
collection of snakes and reptiles, the Staten Island Zoo completed the
renovation and reconstruction of the Carl F. Kauffeld Reptile Wing in April
2007. The renovation included two levels of space for replicas of natural
habitats, new interactive exhibitions, animal support areas, class rooms,
auditorium, staff support spaces and a new main entrance facing Clove Road.
The project also incorporated High Performance Standards for energy
reduction, improved air quality and sustainable materials. The scope of
work also included a Percent for Art Project which integrated a 32 foot long
bronze snake into the exterior wall at the new main entrance.
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