Timeline
1998-2005 2006-2009
2008
August
In the course of the preparation for the construction of the North Lawn
Conference Building, the statues have to be removed from the North Lawn
to a storage location in the Rose Garden area (click
here for photos). They will be returned after the dismantling of the
North Lawn Conference Building at the end of the renovation in 2013.
May
Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon, together with senior representatives of the
Member States, specials guests from the Host Country, and senior officials
of the Organization breaks ground (click
here for photos) for the construction of the North Lawn Conference Building,
marking the beginning of the renovation of the UN Headquarters under the
Capital Master Plan.
March
With the lease of 423,000 square feet in an office building on 380 Madison
Avenue for more than 1,800 staff members, the UN has secured leases for
the entire swing space it needs in order to renovate Headquarters under
the Accelerated
Strategy IV. Staff is scheduled to begin moving out of the Headquarters
in December 2008.
February
The UN rents 80,000 square feet in the UNFCU Building on Court House Square
in Long Island City as office swing space for approximately 300 staff members.
2007
December
The General Assembly passes A/RES/62/87, approving the Accelerated Strategy
IV.
September
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asks the General Assembly for the approval
of an Accelerated Strategy IV with a renovation of the Secretariat and the
Conference buildings in one phase, reducing the time for the renovation
from seven to five years, but creating the need to find additional office
swing space.
July
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints Michael Adlerstein as Executive Director
of the Capital Master Plan at the Assistant Secretary-General level
U.N. selects Skanska USA, Inc as Construction Manager for the Pre-Construction Services Phase after a competitive bidding process with three proposals.
The UN leases the Albano Building on 305 46th Street with 187,000 square feet of office swing space for 750 staff members from the Department of General Assembly and Conference Management, who will have to move out of the UN Headquarters during the renovation.
2006
December
GA approves budget of $1.876,7 billion and funding mechanism through Member
States' assessments
August
Construction Documents Phase begins
June
GA selects Strategy IV, phased approach authorized
April-July
Revised design development for top - down approach
February-March
Complete design development plans
United Nations Capital Master Plan web site launches.