▁announced ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁science ▁facility ▁on ▁W aver ly ▁Place . ▁The ▁facility ▁will ▁accommod ate ▁labor ator ies ▁and ▁related ▁academic ▁space ▁for ▁the ▁life ▁sciences ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁NY U ▁science ▁building ▁developed ▁since ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Meyer ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁NY U ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁ 2 6 - floor , ▁ ▁residence ▁hall ▁on ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street . ▁The ▁residence ▁hall ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁about ▁ 7 0 0 ▁under grad u ates ▁and ▁contain ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁other ▁student ▁facilities . ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁tall est ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Village . ▁The ▁plans ▁have ▁caused ▁anger ▁among ▁East ▁Village ▁and ▁other ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁residents , ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁would ▁be ▁built ▁over ▁the ▁old ▁St . ▁Ann ' s ▁Church . ▁Following ▁construction , ▁the ▁new ▁residence ▁hall ▁was ▁named ▁Found ers ▁Hall . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁$ 1 . 3 ▁billion ▁building ▁will ▁replace ▁the ▁Col es ▁Sports ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Center ▁at ▁ 4 0 4 ▁La f ay ette ▁Street ▁formerly ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁building , ▁set ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 , ▁will ▁include ▁a ▁g ym , ▁a ▁sw imming ▁pool , ▁three ▁the aters ▁and ▁class ▁rooms . ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁to pped ▁by ▁two ▁to wers ▁with ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁student ▁housing .