New York city and state officials have announced that they’ve broken ground on a new life sciences complex coming to Kips Bay, which will notably end up housing the nearby NYC medical examiner’s office–and kick out the city’s Public Health Lab.
SPARC (Science Park and Research Campus) Kips Bay will also integrate three CUNY schools, create a new public-health-centered high-school, establish “outpatient ambulatory care services and a training simulation center for NYC Health + Hospitals,” and include retail and commercial space.
At present, the medical examiner’s facility is located at East 30th Street. SPARC Kips Bay will be built a few blocks away, at 455 First Ave., where the Public Health Lab is currently located. After demolition, which is slated to be completed in the coming months, the lab will end up being permanently relocated to a newly built space in Harlem. SPARC is slated to be completed in 2027…