Construction Update: Cornell Tech Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel
West facade of the Graduate Hotel (center left) and the House at Cornell Tech (center right).
Construction has wrapped up at Cornell Tech’s Verizon Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel. Designed by Snohetta with Stonehill Taylor, the project includes a 18-story hotel and an adjacent 4-story structure for academic conferences, executive programs and academic workshops.
The hotel is run by Graduate Hotels, a chain that operates in college towns throughout the United States. Graduate Roosevelt Island offers 196 rooms for visiting families, academics and visitors in town for campus conventions and events. Amenities include a restaurant, rooftop bar, and flexible event space.
Northwest corner from West Main Street.
Northwest corner from West Main Street.
Close-up of the north facade.
Looking up at the south facade of the hotel and the executive education center.
The executive education center is clad in floor to ceiling glass panels with wood and metal vertical fins for sun mitigation.
Southwest corner of the hotel (left), executive education center (center), and residential tower (right).
Hotel Lobby
Lobby with artist Hebru Brantley’s 13-foot statue Flyboy.
Hotel lobby lined with 5,000 square feet of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.
Hotel restaurant Anything At All.
Ballroom
Minnehanonck Ballroom on the third floor.
Executive education center (left) and the Bloomberg Center (right).
Rooftop Bar and Lounge
Rooftop bar and lounge Panorama Room.
Rooftop bar.
View to the south from the rooftop terrace.
View to the west towards Midtown Manhattan.
Rooftop terrace.
Guestrooms
Typical guestroom corridor.
Architects: Snohetta with Stonehill Taylor; Client: Cornell Tech with AJ Capital Partners; Program: Hotel, Conference and Meeting; Location: Roosevelt Island, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
