1651 Naismith Drive 66045-7538
A $55-million renovation is under way at the Fieldhouse complex and should be completed in October 2009. Among the projects:
• A new 11,600-square-foot basketball practice facility for men and women will be surrounded by the Fieldhouse, Horejsi Family Athletic Center, Parrott Athletic Center and Wagnon Student Athlete Center.
• The volleyball facility in Horejsi will be enlarged.
• Locker rooms and offices in the former football facility in Wagnon-Parrott will be remodeled for softball, soccer, track and other sports.
• The Fieldhouse locker rooms, restrooms, concourses and concession areas will be remodeled; mechanical and electrical improvements will be made; and a connection to Wagnon and a two-level bridge to the parking garage will be added.
Also under construction are new outdoor tennis courts and golf training facilities. All the projects are being funded through state bonds that will be paid back by donations to and revenues from Kansas Athletics Inc.
1603 W. 15th St. 66044
Tower A is being renovated, and completion is planned for August 2009. The $8 million project includes new windows, wiring, air-conditioning, and elevators as well as updated interiors. The project was designed by Slemmons Associates of Topeka.
Funding for renovations of Towers B, C, and D is being finalized, and those projects and a planned community center for the complex will proceed when funding is secured.
Becker Drive
Ground was broken in May 2009 for a $45.5-million, 110,000-square-foot facility for the School of Pharmacy on west campus between the Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories and the Multidisciplinary Research Building. Construction, which is financed with state bonds and private donations, should be completed August 2010. The building will house teaching space and administrative offices, and the school will move out of its current home in Malott Hall.
1445 Jayhawk Blvd. 66045-7590
The first phase of the $4.9 million project to repair and modernize the hall’s mechanical systems was completed in August 2008. It encompassed remodeling on the east wing for offices and classrooms and installing energy-saving lighting systems. The second phase, repairing mechanical systems on the third floor, should be completed in December 2008; the third phase, replacing ventilation on the second floor, should begin in January 2009 and be finished in June.
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