Renovations
The main building was completed 1961 to the designs of architect Anthony J. DePace of New York City.
A FieldTurf artificial surface was installed on the soccer/softball field and was completed in the fall of 2004. Landscaping and grounds maintenance have been significantly upgraded.
The most recent improvement to the physical plant is the renovation of the existing library space into an Information Commons. Completed in the fall of 2006, the Information Commons provides the resources of a traditional library with advanced information management and retrieval capabilities. The Information Commons also provides small meeting rooms, a conference room, a school archive section, and comfortable workspaces for students using laptops.
A new gymnasium floor was installed in the summer of 2008.
A innovative TV studio, as well as a chapel in honor of the members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Franciscan Sisters of Peace who served at Immaculate Heart Academy, was installed in the early spring of 2009.
In April 2011, IHA announced that it is in the process of starting the building of a small addition to the school to be located on the southern end of the building (left side when looking at the main entrance from Van Emburgh Avenue.) The addition will consist of four new classrooms at the end of the first (ground) and second levels, as well as a new art studio located on the lowest level of the school, where the school's cafeteria is located. A new school fitness center will be also be constructed in this project, to be built where the school store currently is located, again on the cafeteria level. Finally, the school's present art room, located on the main floor across from the Sisters' Chapel, will be renovated into office space for the school staff and administration.
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