Here are some interesting figures and factoids about the ISEC:

2016
The year the building will open, in the fall

230,000
The complex’s gross square footage

3.5 acres
The size of the parcel on which the ISEC is being constructed

$225 million
Northeastern’s investment in the project

6
Number of stories, not including the basement

5
Number of research lab floors, which will support 114 principal investigators

114
Number of faculty offices

4
Number of 50-seat classrooms

2
Number of teaching laboratories

600
Number of jobs created during construction

700
Number of jobs created once the building opens

280
Number of seats in a new auditorium on the atrium level