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Facilities Inventory: Facility Categories

Last updated:  September 23, 2025
Content created: January 11, 2024

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A facility category code was added in fiscal year 2023-2024.  This field does not replace the facility "Asset Assignment" code.  The "Asset Assignment" identifies how facility assets are held in the university accounting system.

Table I.  Facility Categories

Facility Category Code Facility Category Code Description How Used?
CU CU Endowed, contract college asset, and NYS Owned SUNY Cornell except CU.1 and CU.2.

Facilities not described by facility category codes CU.1 or CU.2 below which have asset assignment codes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.1.

Example facilities with asset assignment codes 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.1:

  • 1001, Barton Hall, asset assignment code 4.1
  • 1945C, McGowan Farm Barn, asset assignment code 2
  • 2026, Day Hall, asset assignment code 0
  • 2340E, Tata Innovation Center, asset assignment code 0
  • 3301A, GNVA Portland Lb Office Bldg, asset assignment code 3
CU.1 Landlord to non-Cornell

Facilities where Cornell University is the landlord and the occupants are outside agencies.

Example facilities:

  • 1212, Harford Willow Crossing House
  • 2512, Fall Creek Dr 302
  • 2550F, Mt P East House Mineah
  • 4052, Trumansburg Road 1250
  • 4204, Langmuir Lab
CU.2 Internal agreement with Cornell department(s)

An understanding exists between a Cornell department for the use of space outside typical assignments.  For example, an agreement brokered by CU Real Estate.  The list of facilities in this category is refreshed annually by CU Real Estate.

Example facilities:

  • 2583D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M and N at East Hill Plaza
  • 2921, East Hill Office Building
CN Other New York State (NYS) arrangement Facilities owned by a NY State entity which is not the State University of New York (SUNY) with special agreements with Cornell. There are currently no facilities in this category.
CS Other SUNY-Cornell arrangement Facilities owned by NY State with special agreements between the State University of New York (SUNY) and Cornell.

Facility 1076, Boyce Thompson Institute, is currently the only facility in this category.
TN Tenant

Facilities owned by an outside agency or Cornell subsidiary where Cornell University is the tenant.

Example facilities owned by an outside agency where Cornell University is the tenant:

  • 3933, Seneca Place on the Commons

Example facilities owned by a Cornell subsidiary where Cornell University is the tenant:

  • 2340D, The House
  • 2639, Merrill Family Sailing Center
  • 2639A, Sailing Center Bathhouse
  • 2639B, Sailing Center Shed
T Tracked

Tracked facilities do not contain rooms coded to Cornell University departments.  They are held in the facilities inventory for communication and other purposes.

Example tracked facilities:

  • 2725, Robert W Holley Ctr Ag Health, a federal building not occupied by Cornell
  • 5216, Apple Orchard PRV station
  • 5376A, Maple Ave 115kV SubSt Cntrl Hs
H Historic Facilities in this category are those which were set as 'Obsolete' prior to 2010.