[3] In 2012, the library staff adopted an open-access policy to make its members' professional research publicly accessible online.
A supertall skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano—which would have been known as City Tech Tower, with 65 floors for the college and 600 units of housing[5]—was proposed, but scrapped.
[6][7][8] In October 2013, City Tech held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 350,000-square-foot (33,000 m2) academic complex at the corner of Tillary and Jay Streets in Downtown Brooklyn, which opened in August 2018.
The new eight-story building, known as the Academic Complex, is home to City Tech's expanding programs in healthcare and the sciences.
The Academic Complex includes a 1,000-seat concert hall quality auditorium, the largest of its kind in Downtown Brooklyn.