SAVAC Moving, Mackin Complex to be Demolished in 2027
OSWEGO, N.Y. – SUNY Oswego’s Mackin Complex will be demolished in 2027, according to the school’s officials, forcing the Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corporation (SAVAC) to move over to Sheldon Hall.
Moreland Hall, built in 1951 as part of the Mackin Complex, hasn’t been used since 2020, when it served as a Covid-19 quarantine zone. However, SAVAC has resided in the lower level of the now-deserted building since its founding in 1971.
Vice President of SAVAC Glenn Su said the organization was notified at the start of the Spring 2026 semester that it would be relocating from Moreland Hall in the Mackin Complex to a wing of Sheldon Hall.
Su was shocked that the school was going forward with the plans for demolition.
“It’s a little shocking to us as well,” Su told WTOP 10’s Lexi Primerano. “Last year, I had brought up concerns regarding asbestos in the building, as during extended breaks, we would leave base, and we’d come back, there would be heavy air in a way where it was a little uncomfortable for our staff to maintain operations, after I brought this up to the student association they decided to move us to Sheldon Hall.”
The school acknowledged in its 2019 approval of the Asbestos Operations and Maintenance (O & M) program that some campus buildings may contain asbestos. The program, approved by Associate Vice President of Facilities Services Mitch Fields, outlines protocols to ensure the material is either safely removed or not disturbed, in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Officials told Su that demolition is more cost-effective than renovating the entire complex. The current plan is to turn the site into a wooded area.
According to a bid issued by the State University Construction Fund, the agency responsible for construction projects across SUNY campuses, the demolition is expected to take 60 months, with an estimated cost of $8.2 million.
SAVAC’s offices are expected to relocate at the start of the Fall 2026 semester, but the garage that houses the ambulance will stay permanently behind Mackin.