Construction Update - Winter 2010

With the grand opening of PSC's new Loft District Campus just around the corner, construction is well underway throughout the building. The view above is that from a hallway on PSC's second floor. Walls for what will soon be classrooms, offices, and storage space are being framed and it is becoming increasingly easier to visualize the finished space!

Pre-renovation Fourth Floor

The administrative offices of the fourth floor will boast many of the same elements seen throughout the other campus spaces. Such elements include high ceilings, exposed brick walls, and even some refinished hardwood flooring. Other features original to the building, such as the doors shown above, will be reincorporated and serve an entirely new purpose. No longer functional as a passageway to an adjoining building, these doors will be reworked and operate as displays for student projects.

Pre-renovation Second & Third Floors

Natural light abounds on the second and third floors of the campus! These areas will be restored and restructured to become classrooms and computer labs.

Pre-renovation Ground Floor

The ground floor of PSC's new campus was once home to "Europe," a former downtown nightclub. This space will be extensively renovated and become the new admissions department and commons area.

Pre-renovation Lower Level

What is now a dark, empty space at PSC's new campus will soon be transformed into a well-lit, serene environment for students. The building's lower level will include an art studio, library, and zen room.

New Downtown Campus - 1521 Washington Avenue

In 2010, PSC will have a new campus in the revitalized Washington Avenue Loft District. On September 24, 2008, Patricia Stevens College owner and president, Cynthia Musterman, purchased the first ever permanent campus for the college, a historic building located at 1521 Washington Avenue.

Students and instructors of PSC's Interior Design program, along with architect Lisa Selligman of red dot studio, have planned the renovation of the 4-story, 91-year-old former shoe manufacturing site. The new decor will fuse modern technology and innovations with historic architectural elements such as high ceilings, exposed brick walls and refinished hardwood floors. Serious efforts will also be made to keep the project as "green" as possible by using as many of the building's existing features and elements as possible, and installing new materials that are eco-friendly, energy-efficient, and recyclable.

With demolition at the new campus only weeks away, we here at PSC are excited to see what progress will be made over the coming months. We hope that this blog will serve as a means for PSC students, staff, faculty, and the community as a whole to be involved in the transformation of our new home.