Columbia Files Permits For New 'Indoor Sports' Building In Inwood

INWOOD, NY — Columbia University filed a new building permit on April 1 for a 44-foot tall, one-story "indoor sports" building at 555-603 West 218th Street in Inwood.

The prestigious university is exploring design options for a potential replacement to the Columbia Dick Savitt Tennis Center already located within the address at 575 West 218th Street, according to a source familiar with the situation.

However, there isn't a building demolition filed yet for the current tennis center.

According to the recent filing with the city, the possible new tennis center will have 112,710 square feet of community facility space, and will be made using "cold-formed steel."

The Columbia University Sports Program has a longtime major footprint in the specific area of Inwood with the Baker Athletics Complex. The Inwood sports complex is 21 acres and borders the Hudson and Harlem Rivers to the north and west, 218th Street to the south, and Broadway to the east.

The complex's main address is 505 West 218th Street and it serves as the home for Columbia football, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, hockey, crew, tennis, and more.

Despite the new building filing already getting submitted for the new 44-foot tennis center, the project remains in an exploratory design and fundraising phase, according to a source familiar with the situation.

The filing gives no clues to when construction for the new building would begin or when the projected end date would be.

You can find out more about the current Columbia Dick Savitt Tennis Center here.