Those Blue Stripes are Temporary

In progress on the music performance center's exterior walls: the metal studs and the masonry. When finished, the building won't be gray with blue stripes!

Interior work: Installation of the sprinkler system, duct work, and mechanical piping.

Electrical pathways are mostly in place. Drywall partitions have begun. Roofing will continue next week and the last of the concrete floors will be poured as well.

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera, a rendering of the building's exterior when finished, and more details about the project.

Big Crane Moves Concrete Panels into Place

Nearly all of the concrete panels are now installed. At 33,000 pounds apiece, the panels have been moved into place with the help of a 660-ton crane (same weight as 94 large African elephants).

An earlier photo shows the size of the crane, which extends to a height of 200 feet — which is taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World.

Starting the week of Sept. 25:

• the second phase of steel erection
• the first phase of roofing
• masonry cladding

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera and more details about the project.

HVAC, Mechanical, Electrical, and Masonry Work

HVAC equipment replacement is nearly complete in Wilmot Hall. The final control works are being wrapped up.

The mechanical contractors are installing duct work in the Performance Hall. Sprinkler piping installation will follow soon after.

The electrical contractor is running conduit throughout for power, lighting and AV systems. The electrical service is also being run to the mechanical room.

The masonry contractor is constructing more block walls on the acoustic shelf. They have poured about a quarter of the concrete floors.

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera and more details about the project.

Structural Steel Completed

The structural steel for the first phase is complete. We will be pouring concrete on the roof deck and floor slabs in the next couple of weeks.

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera and more details about the project.

The Frame Continues Taking Shape

Structural steel installation will continue for the next several weeks as more materials arrive. Columns, trusses and catwalks are being erected. Also, new HVAC equipment is being installed in the existing Wilmot mechanical room and should be completed in late July.

The steel trusses weigh 8,000 pounds each.

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera and more details about the project.

Structural Steel Deliveries Begin

Over the next several weeks, multiple deliveries of steel are arriving. At times, this work may disrupt use of Lot A for parking. Look for more details about parking in future updates.

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera and more details about the project.

Load-bearing Walls Completed

Photos this week show the structural masonry load-bearing walls being completed.

Everything is on schedule to start the structural steel around June 1.

We will soon be constructing the pathways to bring power and fiber to the building.  The area in the lawn north of the art studios will see increased construction activity as we tie into the existing utilities near Smyth. 

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera and more details about the project.

A Name for the Building: Glazer Music Performance Center

The name for the new building was announced April 10 at a ceremonial event: The Jane and Laurence Glazer Music Performance Center, supported by the three Glazer children in memory of their parents.

Students, employees, and dignitaries ceremonially dig at the site.

This week brings more progress on the foundations and masonry walls.

For the next several weeks we will be working on these bearing walls in preparation of the steel erection, scheduled for June.

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera and more details about the project.

Official Groundbreaking Ceremony Monday, 4/10/17

Join us to celebrate!

You're invited to the official, public groundbreaking for Nazareth College's new music performance center on Monday, 4/10/17:

• Park by the Arts Center, Lot A. Valet parking will be available.
• Come to Wilmot Recital Hall (at the east end of the Nazareth College Arts Center) for the ceremony from 11 to 11:45 a.m., including remarks by President Daan Braveman, Board of Trustees Chairperson Sergio Esteban, and other special guests.
• Hear what the new music performance center will be named.
• A reception with light refreshments and entertainment by Nazareth music students follows from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Your RSVP is appreciated, but not required. RSVP here.

Photo taken 4/5/17 at the north end of the construction site:
Construction of a concrete block wall, located in
what will be the backstage area of the music performance hall. 

If you have questions about Monday's event, contact Sandy Halbstein, 585-389-2415, dev@naz.edu

FOR MORE: See the live construction camera and more details about the project.

Excavation for Performance Hall is Complete

The mass excavation for the music performance hall is complete. 

That means that truck traffic to the north side of campus will be greatly reduced — and the driveway to enter Parking Lot Q directly from East Avenue (the northernmost entrance) has re-opened to incoming traffic.

Photo: Workers are excavating and forming the footings
 for the foundation walls.

Last week, construction of the building foundations began and is expected to take several more weeks.
Next: Masonry partitions construction will begin the week of April 3.

Photo: Workers install reinforcing bars in a retaining wall that will be poured next week.
 That's Smyth Hall in the distant background.

Continue to be careful when driving and walking through Parking Lot A, where a steady flow of deliveries and concrete trucks continues.

WATCH LIVE: See the construction work on the project's web cam.

Hundreds of Truckloads of Dirt Moved

We've seen a lot of progress on the construction of the new music performance hall.

Underground utilities are still being installed. The mass excavation of the site is nearly complete. In the past few weeks, hundreds of truckloads of dirt — more than 11,000 cubic yards of material — have been moved from the construction site to the field next to Parking Lot Q at the north end of campus.

Some of that dirt will be returned to the building site and used as backfill. The remainder will be used for the future Golisano Training Center project (next to Lot Q). Reusing the excavated material is a sustainable approach that's better for the environment and saves money:

• The training center project will not have to pay for fill material.
• The music performance hall project has lower trucking costs.
• Keeping the material on campus means that the trucking company uses less fuel.
• It is such a short distance to dispose of the soil that the round trip time is greatly reduced for each truck. This allows the contractor to use fewer trucks to haul the dirt.

Looking forward

With the site excavation nearly complete, the next phase will be construction of the foundations. This will begin the week of March 13. 

We will set up a web cam, as we have done on past projects. A link to the web cam will be provided in the next update.

Underground Utilities Progress. Next: More Truck Traffic

We've been busy installing underground utilities at the site of the new Music Performance Hall for the past few weeks. Most of this work has had little impact on the campus.

Beginning the week of Feb. 20, there will be an increase in activity as we begin the mass excavation for the building. You can expect...

1. Increased truck traffic, especially in Lot A at the Arts Center, Lot Q at the Golisano Academic Center, and at the Music House. To increase your safety during construction:

• Be aware of your surroundings when driving or walking through these lots 
• Drive slowly through the parking lots 
• When walking, be aware and use your senses. Do not use headphones or be absorbed in your cell phone/texting. 

2. To minimize truck traffic through campus, the driveway to Lot Q (GAC) off of East Ave will be closed to all non-construction traffic for several weeks. This is the northernmost entrance to campus. The excavated material from the Performance Hall will be used at the site of the new training center. This driveway will be used as a construction driveway only. It will close on Monday, February 20 and reopen near the end of March.

As always, thanks for your patience during these projects. I am attempting to minimize the impacts to the campus throughout the construction. Please contact me if you have any questions.

— Michael LaPoint