Committee for Public Options

Size Comparison of Renovation Alternatives
for the New York Public Library

	Existing Conditions ¹	Foster Plan ²	Pennoyer Plan ³
Total Open Library	SASB + MM + SIBL 208,000 sf ⁴	SASB 203,000 sf	SASB 243,000 sf
Total On-Site Closed Storage	SASB + BPSE 216,000 sf	(BPSE x 2) 96,000 sf	SASB + (BPSE x 2) 419,000 sf
Total Other Closed	SASB + MM + SIBL 384,000 sf	SASB 294,000 sf	SASB 331,000 sf
Total Square Footage	SASB + MM + SIBL + BPSE 808,000 sf	SASB + (BPSE x 2) 593,000 sf	SASB + (BPSE x 2) 873,000 sf

SASBStephen A. Schwarzman Building
MMMid-Manhattan Library
SIBLScience, Industry and Business Library
BPSEBryant Park Stack Extension

^{1Figures based on plans reproduced in The New York Public Library: Its Architecture and Decoration by Henry Hope Reed, 1986.}
^{2Figures based on plans exhibited at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in 2013.}
^{3Pennoyer Plan retains and refurbishing existing bookstacks.}
^{4Square footage figures are approximate; rounded to nearest thousand.}

Existing Conditions
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

	Cellar	Park Level	First Floor	Second Floor	Third Floor	Building Total
Open Library	---	11,000 sf	41,000 sf	11,000 sf	50,000 sf	113,000 sf
On-Site Closed Storage	---	24,000 sf	24,000 sf	24,000 sf	---	216,000 sf¹
Other Closed	105,000 sf	70,000 sf	31,000 sf	55,000 sf	40,000 sf	311,000 sf²
Total Square Footage	105,000 sf	105,000 sf	96,000 sf	90,000 sf	90,000 sf	640,000 sf³

^{1Includes four intermediate shelving of 24,000 sf each and one level of BPSE at 48,000 sf.}
^{2Includes mezzanine between first and second floors at 10,000 sf.}
^{3Includes spaces in notes 1 and 2.}

Foster Plan
for the New York Public Library¹

	Cellar	Park Level	First Floor	Second Floor	Third Floor	Building Total
Open Library	3,000 sf	42,000 sf	60,000 sf	30,000 sf	50,000 sf	203,000 sf²
On-Site Closed Storage	---	---	---	---	---	96,000 sf³
Other Closed	102,000 sf	63,000 sf	28,000 sf	54,000 sf	40,000 sf	294,000 sf⁴
Total Square Footage	105,000 sf	105,000 sf	88,000 sf	84,000 sf	90,000 sf	593,000 sf⁵

^{1As of August 2013}
^{2Includes mezzanine between first and second floors at 18,000 sf.}
^{3Includes enlarged BPSE at 96,000 sf.}
^{4Includes mezzanine between first and second floors at 7,000 sf.}
^{5Includes spaces in notes 2-4.}

Pennoyer Plan
for the New York Public Library

	Schwarzman Building	Fifth Floor (Park - 1)	Fourth Floor (Park - 2)	Main Floor (Park - 3)	Second Floor (Park - 4)	First Floor (Park - 5)	Building Total
Open Library	113,000 sf	9,000 sf	22,000 sf	35,000 sf	22,000 sf	42,000 sf	243,000 sf
On-Site Closed Storage	216,000 sf ¹	8,000 sf	8,000 sf	8,000 sf	8,000 sf	8,000 sf	304,000 sf ²
Other Closed	311,000 sf	3,000 sf	3,000 sf	3,000 sf	3,000 sf	3,000 sf	326,000 sf
Total Square Footage	640,000 sf	19,000 sf	32,000 sf	45,000 sf	32,000 sf	52,000 sf	873,000 sf³

^{1Includes existing bookstacks}
^{2Includes enlarged BPSE at 96,000 sf}
^{3Includes enlarged BPSE at 96,000 sf}

Size Comparison of Renovation Alternatives Existing Conditions Foster Plan Pennoyer Plan