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[carolina_fan]

Comparable recent construction uptown might be UNCC Uptown which cost almost $150 million.  Why would this new building be so much bigger and better for $127 million?

[atlrvr]

You're off by $100MM there....UNCC cost just over $50MM.

[ricky_davis_fan_21]

carolina_fan, on 01 December 2011 - 09:01 AM, said:

Comparable recent construction uptown might be UNCC Uptown which cost almost $150 million.  Why would this new building be so much bigger and better for $127 million?

Federally Subsidized...?

[carolina_fan]

atlrvr, on 01 December 2011 - 09:47 AM, said:

You're off by $100MM there....UNCC cost just over $50MM.

Thanks, atlrvr!  Makes a lot more sense to me now.

[AirNostrumMAD]

So would construction start in 2012 & Finish in 2013 or start in 2013?

[ricky_davis_fan_21]

AirNostrumMAD, on 01 December 2011 - 12:30 PM, said:

So would construction start in 2012 & Finish in 2013 or start in 2013?

Start in 2013 :-(

[Urbanity]

Actually it may not start till after 2013.  From the CBJ:

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A new federal courthouse is scheduled to be built in fiscal 2013, pending funding that must be approved by Congress.
But because of the struggling economy, construction work on federal courthouses is expected to be postponed, possibly for years.

[southslider]

^One silver lining of the delay then is that streetcar construction should not have to deal with courthouse construction.

[aceboogie]

I'm actually kind of excited about the court house construction especially considering that it will look better than Atlanta's. However, I wonder in today's political economy I'm nervous about whether or not it will be constructed.

[kermit]

CBJ is reporting on a visit from a GSA official who commented on the Federal Courthouse construction. It sounds like they are bidding out archetecture and design contracts but says “It’s anybody's guess when construction will be made available,” [it appears that the CBJ left of a word or two from their quote]

http://www.bizjourna...du&ana=e_du_pub

[southslider]

^Considering streetcar is supposed to start construction by March 2013, it may be a good thing that the courthouse design isn't yet finalized.  GSA ain't exactly the most friendly agency to work with, when it comes to developing rail transit at their property's edge.

[dubone]

I think this is one of those things that is good that it is still on the books, but I would not expect it any time soon.   I also like that they are funding the design and architecture as that makes it more of a shovel-ready project that makes it a higher priority when more courtroom space is needed.  But look at it at the inverse, it is good that there is not enough federal crime in this region to warrant a larger federal courthouse immediate.

[hinsp0]

Dubone is correct.  The project is still on the books, but it will not be built soon.  An annex to the existing courthouse, rather than an entirely new courthouse, is more likely.