Real Estate and Facilities

Real Estate and Facilities is responsible for design and construction, real estate and space management, plant operations, environmental health and safety, and transportation services for Drexel University's four Philadelphia-area campuses: University City, Center City, Queen Lane and Elkins Park.
General maintenance work requests are typically non-chargeable and can be submitted online.
Drexel University offers free shuttle bus service across its three Philadelphia campuses, as well as temporary transportation assistance for students, faculty and professional staff with mobility disabilities. 
Submit a Chemical Pick-up Request, Chemical Inventory Form, Laboratory Census Form, Infectious Waste Containers Request, Infectious Waste Pick-up Request, or Training Request.
Read the latest updates on Drexel and partner construction and campus improvement projects.
Wed, August 12 7:00 AM
Fri, August 14 2:00 PM
Domestic Water Shutdown Location Multiple Buildings Domestic water will be shut off in the following buildings on the following schedule to perform city required testing of the backflow preventor.

Buildings with a "bypass" note will be testing a secondary unit and are not expected to lose water service during the shutdown time.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
• Bentley Hall - 7:00am - 7:30am
• Towers Hall - 7:30am - 8:00am
• Van Rensselaer Hall (bypass) - 8:00am - 8:30am
• Kelly Hall (bypass) - 8:30am - 9:30am
• North Hall (bypass) - 9:30am - 10:30am
• Millennium Hall (bypass) - 10:30am - 11:30am
• Rush Building - 11:30am - 12:00pm
• Academic Building - 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• 3425 Race Street - 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Thursday, August 13, 2026
• Disque Hall - 7am - 7:30am
• Alumni Engineering Labs - 7:30am - 8:00am
• Main Building - 8:00am - 9:00am
• Randell Hall - 9:00am - 9:30am
• Curtis Hall - 9:30am - 10:00am
• Papadakis Integrated Science Building (bypass) - 10:00am - 11:00am
• Korman Center - 11:00am- 11:30am
• Hagerty Library - 11:30am - 12:00pm
• Nesbitt Hall - 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Pearlstein Learning Center - 12:30pm -1:00pm
• Peck Alumni Center - 1:00pm - 1:30pm
• Drexel Park - 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Friday, August 14, 2026
• DAC - 7:00am - 7:30am
• Recreation Center (bypass) - 7:30am - 8:30am
• Friel Field House - 8:30am - 9:00am
• MacAlister Hall (bypass) - 9:00am - 10:00am
• URBN Center (bypass) - 10:00am - 11:00am
• URBN Annex - 11:00am - 11:30am
• Gerri LeBow Hall (bypass) - 11:30am - 12:30pm
• General Services Building - 12:30pm - 1:00pm
• 3201 Arch Street - 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Thu, August 13 10:00 PM
Fri, August 14 4:00 AM
Scheduled Power Outage - POSTPONED Location 3300 Block of Market Street (south side) UPDATE: This Scheduled Power Outage is being postponed by PECO due to an emergency repair that has to be made at another location. This posting will be updated once a new date and time are confirmed. -----Original posting----- In support of the SEPTA station renovation at 34th & Market, a 6-hour power outage is required to accommodate ongoing infrastructure work. Beginning around 10:00 PM on Thursday, August 13, 2026, power will be shut down to Hagerty Library (15), Kline Law School Building (90), and the General Services Building (16) for approximately six hours. The buildings will be closed during this outage so please plan accordingly. Building backup generators are expected to operate during this period to provide emergency lighting.

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