SU Libraries Facility Special Collections Research Center

Groundbreaking: October 7, 2011

Occupied: November 2012

Cost: $5 million

Funding: $1 million financed by SU Library, $4 million from Syracuse University

Architects: VIP Structures

Contractor: VIP Structures

Materials: Steel beams and corrugated steel exterior

Space: 20,000 square feet

Location: Jamesville Avenue, adjacent to Hawkins Building

Notes: Module 1 of the Libraries Facility was designed to house 1.2 million volumes, a processing area, office space and conference room with a consistently maintained ideal environment of controlled heat and humidity. In 2022, a 14,000 square-foot addition called Module 2 was added to the existing Library Storage Facility. It includes cool and cold storage vaults with specialized HVAC and control systems.