Current Projects
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Drexel Project Updates as of May 2026
Daskalakis Athletic Center: The DAC Steam Room will undergo various upgrades in different phases to replace outdated components. Work will begin in spring 2026. Upgrades to the DAC Varsity Weight Room are underway and expected to be complete in June.
Façade Renovations: Repairs to the Academic Building façade are substantially complete.
Friel Fieldhouse Soccer Locker Room Refresh: The contractor has begun work, with scheduled completion by August 2026.
Infrastructure Upgrades: In 2026, Drexel will perform maintenance and performance audits on the Center of Automation Technology Buildings, Bossone Research Facility, and the Main Building complex. Energy audits will begin in March and be completed in July. The Korman Data Center will receive two new 10-ton AC units, with construction beginning in April. And the Chiller Plant in the penthouse of LeBow Engineering Center is being upgraded.
Kline Institute for Trial Advocacy: New gates will be installed on the entrance façade, and interior and exterior repairs and cleaning are scheduled, with work scheduled to be complete this summer.
Mandell Theater Lighting and Structural Updates: Lighting and structural upgrades to Mandell Theater, located in Creese Student Center, are scheduled to be completed in summer 2026.
McGonigal Academic Resource Center (ARC): Renovation work for Phase 2 of the ARC will begin in summer 2026, for a targeted completion by fall 2026.
Partner Project Updates as of May 2026
3201 Cuthbert Street (Gattuso Development Partners): The core and shell of the building are complete, and fitout work has begun on all floors that Drexel will occupy.
Spark Therapeutics Development at F Lot: With the exterior complete, work continues on the interior fit-out for Spark Therapeutics’ 500,000-square-foot Gene Innovation Center, with anticipated opening in 2027.