Watt Hall

549 West 113th Street | Morningside Heights | built 1910

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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2023
Columbia replaces Watt Hall's roof as part of its summer 2023 construction list
Columbia's Design and Construction office listed a full roof replacement at Watt Hall among its summer 2023 projects. The same list covered an elevator modernization at Ruggles Hall, part of upgrades Columbia said would continue across campus to meet new New York City elevator-code rules.
Source: designconstruct.cufo.columbia.edu
2024
Watt Hall's facade is repaired under the city's inspection program in summer 2024
During summer 2024 Columbia carried out facade repairs at Watt Hall, work done to comply with the New York City Department of Buildings' Facade Inspection and Safety Program. The same summer's list included building-wide refreshes of bedrooms, common spaces and restrooms at River Hall and Hogan Hall.
Source: designconstruct.cufo.columbia.edu
2025
Watt Hall houses mostly juniors in studio doubles and one- and two-bedroom apartments
Columbia Housing describes Watt Hall, entered at 549 West 113th Street, as a six-floor building where each floor mixes studio doubles, one-bedroom doubles and two-bedroom layouts, all with full kitchens. In the 2025 room selection, 76 percent of students who chose the building were rising juniors, and rising sophomores picked only the studio doubles.
Source: housing.columbia.edu

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