# NEW YORK | Columbia University Manhattanville Campus | (15 Buildings) | FLOORS

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**Created:** [June 21, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-columbia-university-manhattanville-campus-15-buildings-floors/366 "2014-06-21T00:54:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mtoltethys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mtoltethys/32/30087_2.png) [@mtoltethys](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mtoltethys)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-columbia-university-manhattanville-campus-15-buildings-floors/366/42 "2023-01-09T13:55:08Z")

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I was here the other day for a campus visit. That high price tag really shows

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**Author:** ![colrain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/colrain/32/38661_2.png) [@colrain](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/colrain)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-columbia-university-manhattanville-campus-15-buildings-floors/366/43 "2023-01-09T16:46:44Z")

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Not bad. Generally dislike this style of architecture (the DS+R/FX contributions, Piano is awesome as usual), but it brightens up a pretty dingy corner of Manhattan.

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**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-columbia-university-manhattanville-campus-15-buildings-floors/366/44 "2023-01-09T19:22:04Z")

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I agree, individually the buildings are pretty interesting, and the overall quality is great.  
But as a group they look too clinical, a bit sterile…a bit more variation in color/materials could have benefited the whole.

 ![Screen Shot 2023-01-09 at 2.17.08 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/a/ba1ea0ab6a686a6b601113b354e921488be35301.jpeg)  
 ![Screen Shot 2023-01-09 at 2.16.52 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/c/2c8e3d093b0c152decfe135174c59cd43b7c9e8a.jpeg)  
 ![Screen Shot 2023-01-09 at 2.16.40 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/7/77fbf4cb2505fd48ac262ee26eec4096f093c985.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-columbia-university-manhattanville-campus-15-buildings-floors/366/45 "2023-01-10T04:40:47Z")

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125 street looking west. On the left, you can see the base of the new 34 story building designed by Renzo Piano.

 ![600 W 125th Street View](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/b/2b8f507202ad7e18b100c890ee118bd4971b62af.jpeg)  
[COLUMBIA NEIGHBORS](https://neighbors.columbia.edu/600w125thstreet)

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