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FIT Begins 700,000-SF Expansion/Renovation Project

NEW YORK CITY-The Fashion Institute of Technology will spend the next 10 years adding 300,000 sf of new space and renovating 400,000 sf of existing facilities. Construction on two new buildings began last week.

By Glen Thompson | Updated on October 24, 2002

NEW YORK CITY-Manhattan’s hallowed halls of hemlines are being plus-sized. The Fashion Institute of Technology has launched a major two-building construction project scheduled to be completed in December 2003.

The new facilities mark the first phase of a capital improvement program with a price tag of well over $100 million. When the 10-year plan is complete, the State University of New York school will have added 300,000 of new space and renovate another 400,000 sf. The expansion will shore up a 258,000-sf shortfall at the nationally known fashion training ground.

“Construction of new buildings, along with expansion and renovation of existing facilities, will allow the college to continue to grow and respond to the needs of the college community and the industries it serves,” says Dr. Joyce F. Brown, president of FIT. “Modernization of our existing facilities will continue to keep our students in the forefront, prepared for careers in the industry.”

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