In Fall 2023, Pace will open its newest building, 15 Beekman, a 26-story mixed use vertical learning hub on the corner of Beekman and Nassau streets. This state-of-the-art addition to Pace’s NYC Campus will be home to classrooms, student life spaces, the main dining hall, first-year student housing, administrative and faculty offices, the Beekman Library, and the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
New library? Check.
New dining hall? Check.
New classrooms and student spaces? Check and check.
Plus, we’re creating some really amazing student spaces, a brand-new Bianco Room (more space for events!), brand new space for the Seidenberg School, new classrooms with cutting-edge tech, a new home for the Learning Commons, and a coffee bar and lounge in the new lobby.
Our favorite feature? An outdoor terrace space on the 6th floor. Dining al fresco? Yes, please.
Within 15 Beekman, a 12-story tower will be dedicated to first-year student housing (replacing the existing Maria’s Tower in One Pace Plaza) with a total of 484 beds. Other features for the new living spaces include a common fitness center, meeting and dining commons, and an independent residential entrance. Here are some other housing highlights:
Commencement 2023 just got 5x more exciting! This May, the Class of 2023 will celebrate with a creative genius and fashion entrepreneur, an intrepid US Senator, a renowned legal scholar, a former CEO of the largest telcom company in the US, and a nonprofit leader dedicated to justice and equality.
Driven from a young age to be a lawyer, Chioma Deere had her son while she was applying to law school. Ultimately, Pace provided the flexibility to allow Chioma to accomplish her dream while balancing her family life. Now, Chioma Deere is the founding and managing partner of her own firm, Deere Law Firm, in West Palm Beach, Florida with a focus on wills, trusts, and estate planning.
Pace’s best kept secret is also New York’s smallest library. Pace’s Zine Library is under 100 square feet but what it lacks in size it makes up for in unique literary sources, student-created research, and pedagogical resources for faculty looking to change things up in the classroom.