By Aleksandra Sidorova
Adirondack and Banks halls have long stood empty. Starting in May 2026, they will be demolished as part of SUNY Plattsburgh’s series of planned construction projects.
In his monthly email to the campus sent Dec. 2, President Alexander Enyedi linked a slide deck presented Nov. 21 by Magen Renadette, interim vice president for administration and finance. The slides show the college’s spending currently outweighs its revenue by $2.1 million, and through 2028-29 is projected to float between $3.3 million and $6.4 million.
The slide deck also announced construction projects for the coming few years.
Algonquin Hall will be transformed into an undergraduate admissions welcome center in an $18 million endeavor. Construction is expected to start in May 2026 and end in January 2028. At the same time, Adirondack and Banks will be demolished.
The Ward Hall Counseling Center will have a new look in fall 2025. The project is currently in its design stages, and construction will begin in spring 2025. The project has a $700,000 budget.
From summer 2025 to summer 2027, a $6 million project will repair the masonry on Myers Fine Arts Building and Yokum Hall.
Disability-accessible bathrooms will be installed in Kehoe Administration Building in the year between January 2026 and January 2027. The project’s budget is $2.1 million, and it is being designed.
Beaumont Hall’s and the Service Building’s roofs will be replaced in a $4.7 million project spanning March 2026 to March 2028.
