UNC-Charlotte Construction

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7 hours ago, Trickbot said:

Walked around campus today to see some things. New library spaces are cool and useful as study rooms are at a premium in there. A disappointment though was that the renovated Belk Plaza was not completed yet, it was supposed to be done in July/ early August but is still closed off and no grass has been planted and the fountain is off from peeking through the construction fence. Here is a picture of the oldest item in UNCCs newly reopened rare collection a cuneiform tablet from 2000BC

Was there Saturday with my third son who starts today as a Junior.  We assumed that they are waiting to get out of the dog days of summer to put the sod down.  It appeared that everything but the landscaping was completed.

[tarwater]

Regarding Belk Plaza:

"Significant corrections are needed to the paver sidewalks, masonry seat walls, and fountain stone veneer before the Plaza can be fully opened."

The lawn stays closed for 3-4 more weeks while sod is established. Trees cannot be planted until late October.  Has a construction project ever finished on time in the history of this campus? 

https://facilities.uncc.edu/sites/facilities.uncc.edu/files/fields/projects/file/Belk Plaza.pdf

[End_The_Sprawl]

So they opened the expansion of the union deck for cars, but the new elevator has not been installed, and there is a precarious 5 floor drop that is moderately exposed. Not to mention the uninstalled glass.

[tozmervo]

19 minutes ago, End_The_Sprawl said:

So they opened the expansion of the union deck for cars, but the new elevator has not been installed, and there is a precarious 5 floor drop that is moderately exposed. Not to mention the uninstalled glass.

It was your first test of the year. You didn't jump in the elevator shaft. You passed.

[End_The_Sprawl]

5 hours ago, tozmervo said:

It was your first test of the year. You didn't jump in the elevator shaft. You passed.

I hope I can use this as a grade replacement for not getting stuck in the new traffic pattern.

[Trickbot]

An update on the construction of thr PATS and facilities building. Its looking nice

[Niner National]

 

temporary seats going up for the first two games of the season.

[kermit]

 

[Trickbot]

Need a dome over the stadium ASAP, have been forced out 3 times now due to lightning this game

[Trickbot]

Also half the lights just went off during the game, should probably throw away the whole place

[Cadi40]

High Schools have larger stadiums then UNCC.

[R.Talbott]

Not sure what they average but it does seem like they would have expanded by now. About 25-30k would be ideal 

[Niner National]

2 hours ago, R.Talbott said:

Not sure what they average but it does seem like they would have expanded by now. About 25-30k would be ideal 

about 14,000. We have been awful though. If we were even decent and remotely fun to watch, 20,000+ would be attainable.  It blows my mind Brad Lambert still has a job, but the decision to keep Judy Rose cost her hers, so for that, Lambert has my thanks. His ineptitude got us the #2 guy from the University of Florida and the #2 guy from Syracuse. I am optimistic the change in direction in leadership will pay dividends in future seasons.

[Nick2]

48 minutes ago, Niner National said:

about 14,000. We have been awful though. If we were even decent and remotely fun to watch, 20,000+ would be attainable.  It blows my mind Brad Lambert still has a job, but the decision to keep Judy Rose cost her hers, so for that, Lambert has my thanks. His ineptitude got us the #2 guy from the University of Florida and the #2 guy from Syracuse. I am optimistic the change in direction in leadership will pay dividends in future seasons.

At least y'all won your first game.

[Trickbot]

The new rec center under construction 

[KJHburg]

This campus keeps getting better looking and I am not saying that because my nephew goes there or I got my MBA from there.  It really does look so much better than it did 10 years ago.  New visitors center underway on Hwy 49 

[Hushpuppy321]

Anyone have updates on when the newly approved Hotel on Campus will start construction?

[End_The_Sprawl]

Some updates:

The old PaTS building has begun the demolition process. I'm assuming the other buildings on the site of the new science building will be removed during the winter break. 

They quietly removed the elevator leading down from the SAC facing the COED/CHHS quad.

There are now two extra rooms on the 2nd floor of the library with glass walls, a classroom and a makerspace with a few 3-D printers.

The intersection on Cameron Blvd. and North Deck (near the light rail station) is getting permanent traffic and crosswalk signals.

And, they have started putting in the glass on the new Rec center.

[Trickbot]

The new rec center continues to be bricked and glassed up

[End_The_Sprawl]

Some recent news:

The students housed in Moore Hall are being moved out early, transferring them to rooms across campus that have been made empty during the semester. It's about time to say your last goodbyes if you feel the need to do so. 

Here are some pictures of them tearing down the ugly old PATS building though. It's a shame we're losing the boiler tower though.

 

[Hushpuppy321]

25 minutes ago, End_The_Sprawl said:

Some recent news:

The students housed in Moore Hall are being moved out early, transferring them to rooms across campus that have been made empty during the semester. It's about time to say your last goodbyes if you feel the need to do so. 

Here are some pictures of them tearing down the ugly old PATS building though. It's a shame we're losing the boiler tower though.

 

I'm curious as to what's replacing these buildings?

[End_The_Sprawl]

4 minutes ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

I'm curious as to what's replacing these buildings?

A brand new science building. There will also be some new servers build on the site.

 

More info from the designer's website:

https://www.clarknexsen.com/project/new-science-building-unc-charlotte/

[Hushpuppy321]

Wholly cow!  Thanks for the heads up.  I'm gonna need to check on the UNCC Website for their future campus plans.  Seems like there's Construction all over the Campus.  I wonder how all this construction compares with the other Large UNC Schools?  (NC State & UNC). 

Seems like UNCC's growth is tremendous

[End_The_Sprawl]

12 minutes ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

Wholly cow!  Thanks for the heads up.  I'm gonna need to check on the UNCC Website for their future campus plans.  Seems like there's Construction all over the Campus.  I wonder how all this construction compares with the other Large UNC Schools?  (NC State & UNC). 

Seems like UNCC's growth is tremendous

I'm not sure if this is the case anymore, but UNCC counted for about 40% of the growth from the whole UNC system a few years ago, and most of the buildings on campus have been built in the 21st century.

As for keeping up, I'd suggest bookmarking the 5 year plan from the capital projects website:  capitalconstructionplan.uncc.edu/list-projects-and-schedules

This map is also useful with the construction layer: maps.uncc.edu/

[cltcitywatch]

22 hours ago, End_The_Sprawl said:

Some recent news:

The students housed in Moore Hall are being moved out early, transferring them to rooms across campus that have been made empty during the semester. It's about time to say your last goodbyes if you feel the need to do so. 

Here are some pictures of them tearing down the ugly old PATS building though. It's a shame we're losing the boiler tower though.

 

oh man.... i lived on campus freshman year across from the boiler tower in Sycamore Hall. It was my landmark for giving directions on campus...