State completes $4M improvement project at SUNY Canton’s Mohawk Hall

CANTON — Crews installed new electrical and heating systems as part of a $4 million project to improve Mohawk Hall at SUNY Canton in St. Lawrence County. 

The completed project is part of $47 million in capital projects on SUNY campuses statewide by DASNY, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in an Aug. 31 news release.

DASNY is short for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.

The state financed the project through DASNY’s SUNY dormitory-facilities program, which issues low-cost, tax-exempt bonds supported by student residence hall fees.

“This investment helps put SUNY Canton on the map as a competitive, 21st century school offering top-notch living and community space for students,” Cuomo contended. 

The $4 million improvement project included the “total rehabilitation” of one of the three wings in Mohawk Hall. 

Besides the installation of new electrical and heating systems, the project included renovation of 36 rooms and 12 bathrooms and new furniture purchased for the wing. 

By working with DASNY, SUNY Canton has been able to upgrade one of its most popular residence halls, Zvi Szafran, president of SUNY Canton, said. 

“Mohawk Hall is home to our famous Pet Wing, which allows students to bring their small animals with them to college. The renovations allow us to keep our historic buildings current and helps us provide a home away from home for our students, and their pets,” said Szafran.

Since 1997, the “pet wing” has enabled students to bring a variety of pets with them to live on campus, including cats, ferrets, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, and fish. 

Founded in 1944, DASNY is New York’s capital-project development authority. It finances and constructs “sustainable and resilient” science, health, and education institutions. 

It is one of the “largest issuers” of tax-exempt bonds in the nation with a bond portfolio of about $47.9 billion as of June 30, 2017. 

DASNY is also a “major” public builder with a construction pipeline of 940 projects valued at more than $6.1 billion as of May 31, 2017, according to Cuomo’s release.

CANTON — Crews installed new electrical and heating systems as part of a $4 million project to improve Mohawk Hall at SUNY Canton in St. Lawrence County. 

The completed project is part of $47 million in capital projects on SUNY campuses statewide by DASNY, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in an Aug. 31 news release.

DASNY is short for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.

The state financed the project through DASNY’s SUNY dormitory-facilities program, which issues low-cost, tax-exempt bonds supported by student residence hall fees.

“This investment helps put SUNY Canton on the map as a competitive, 21st century school offering top-notch living and community space for students,” Cuomo contended. 

The $4 million improvement project included the “total rehabilitation” of one of the three wings in Mohawk Hall. 

Besides the installation of new electrical and heating systems, the project included renovation of 36 rooms and 12 bathrooms and new furniture purchased for the wing. 

By working with DASNY, SUNY Canton has been able to upgrade one of its most popular residence halls, Zvi Szafran, president of SUNY Canton, said. 

“Mohawk Hall is home to our famous Pet Wing, which allows students to bring their small animals with them to college. The renovations allow us to keep our historic buildings current and helps us provide a home away from home for our students, and their pets,” said Szafran.

Since 1997, the “pet wing” has enabled students to bring a variety of pets with them to live on campus, including cats, ferrets, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, and fish. 

Founded in 1944, DASNY is New York’s capital-project development authority. It finances and constructs “sustainable and resilient” science, health, and education institutions. 

It is one of the “largest issuers” of tax-exempt bonds in the nation with a bond portfolio of about $47.9 billion as of June 30, 2017. 

DASNY is also a “major” public builder with a construction pipeline of 940 projects valued at more than $6.1 billion as of May 31, 2017, according to Cuomo’s release.