University of Dayton Projects

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This is an exceptional purchase.

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Here is an update from the 6/23/05 Dayton Daily News:


Dayton seeks funds to clean up tract UD purchased from NCR
Teams with university for $3M grant for old NCR tract
By Mark Fisher and Jim Bebbington
Dayton Daily News

DAYTON | The University of Dayton and the city will seek $3 million in state "brownfield" money to clean up an 11-acre portion of land UD purchased last week from NCR Corp.

The proposed cleanup of the parcel at South Patterson Boulevard and West Stewart Street will include removing contaminated soil from the site and installing a liner to keep any remaining contamination from spreading or leeching into groundwater, city and university officials said.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0623udcleanup.html

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From the 6/24/05 Dayton Daily News:


UD planning commercial development
Retailers, residences to sprout on NCR site
By Mark Fisher
Dayton Daily News

DAYTON | The University of Dayton is planning on constructing a 100,000-square-foot mixed-use building or buildings on the 11 acres of former NCR Corp. land it is cleaning up and clearing at South Patterson Boulevard and West Stewart Street, UD and city of Dayton officials said Thursday.

The development is expected to include a blend of commercial, retail and residential space, according to the city's application for $3 million in state "brownfield" money from the Clean Ohio Fund.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0624ud.html

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There are some snags.  From the 6/27/05 Dayton Daily News:


UD-NCR land sale has opposition
Company should not leave site tainted, environmental groups say
By Jim Bebbington
Dayton Daily News

DAYTON | — NCR's sale of 49 acres to the University of Dayton makes the university responsible for any environmental cleanup needed there, according to company officials.

Some environmental groups are chagrined that a viable company like NCR can sell off property that became polluted without having to clean it up.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0627cleanohio.html

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From the 9/8/05 Dayton Daily News:


UD gets grant for land cleanup
School developing plan for former NCR site
By Jim Bebbington
Dayton Daily News

DAYTON | The University of Dayton is moving ahead with development of 49 acres of former NCR factory land, and received a $2.2 million federal grant Wednesday to fund the work.

The eastern half of the land, bordered by Stewart, Brown, Main and Caldwell streets, is earmarked for university expansion. The western half, Main and Stewart to Patterson Boulevard and River Park Drive, will be offered to private developers.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0908city.html

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From the 9/11/05 Dayton Daily News:


'Best' property's future planned
NCR land offering could draw from downtown
By Jim Bebbington and Jaclyn Giovis
Dayton Daily News

DAYTON | The city, long-starved for prime commercial sites to offer to developers, is beginning to sweat that it may soon have too much of a good thing.

NCR Corp.'s decision to unload 49 acres of its holdings on the city's southern edge will eventually open up what one developer has termed "the single best property" in the south Dayton area.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0911ncrland.html

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It looks as if the RecPlex is nearly complete.  The article says it opens January 4, 2005--I assume they mean 2006.  From Flyer News (Vol. 53, No. 14):


PHOTO: Interior

New RecPlex opens its doors for FN tour 
Mike Knezevic
Opinions Editor

Break out those running shoes. Take the “Taebo” and “8-Minute Abs” instructional video tapes off the shelf. You are going to want to be ready for this.

On January 4, 2005 UD students are going to be treated to the opening of one of the most impressive collegiate student recreation facilities in the country.
 
http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?volume=53&issue=14
RecPlex  
Flyer News
 
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Estimated cost: $25,340,000
Construction: began May 2004
Desired completion: January 2006
Size: 129,540 SF on 3 levels

MAIN LEVEL
* Two classrooms (occupancy 45 and 25)
* Four courts - traditional gym with maple-wood floors, suitable for basketball, volleyball and teaching activity courses.
* Two MAC (Multi-Activity Courts) - Multi-purpose flooring with rounded corners and walls to the ceiling. This facility can provide space for a variety of activities.
* Three racquetball courts (Glass back walls)
* Climbing wall - 25 to 30 feet
* Juice bar - “The Chill,” run by Flyer Enterprises
* Student lounge (2,677 sq. ft.)

NATATORIUM
* Eight swim lanes (6 lanes 7ft. deep, 2 lanes 4 ft. deep) 25 yards
* Vortex leisure area (zero entry)
* One meter diving board & well
* Whirlpool (occupancy 12-15)
* Outdoor deck
* Sand volleyball court

SECOND LEVEL
* Administrative offices
* Two aerobics/multi-purpose rooms (1,524 and 2,245 sq. ft.)

THIRD LEVEL
* Cardiovascular (60 pieces)
* Weight machines (60 pieces)
* Free weight area (60 pieces)
* Wellness assessment office
* Rubberized track (one-eighth mile)

ADDITIONAL INFO
Administrative contact: Billy Mayo
Facilities Management contact: Beth Keyes
Construction Manager: Messer Construction Company
Architect: Hastings + Chivetta
Architect: Edge and Tinney Architects
Engineering: Heapy Engineering, LLC
Civil/Site: LJB, Inc.
Structural: Shell and Meyers Associates, Inc.

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From the 11/21/05 Dayton Business Journal:


Restaurant is planned near proposed hotel
Caleb Stephens
DBJ Senior Reporter

A new restaurant is headed to a part of town that hasn't seen a new restaurant in a while.

Ruby Tuesday Inc., a Maryville, Tenn.-based restaurant chain, plans to open an eatery along Edwin C. Moses Boulevard, adjacent to the planned Courtyard by Marriott, University of Dayton. Ruby Tuesday filed for a liquor license permit Oct. 28.

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2005/11/21/story3.html

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From the 11/21/05 Dayton Business Journal:


UD 'RecPlex' raises bar on campus recreation
Caleb Stephens

Officials from Central Michigan, Butler and Xavier universities have been stopping by the University of Dayton's new $25 million recreation center to get a look at the future of college recreation.
 
The three-story "RecPlex" -- set to open Jan. 4 -- offers a fresh design for campus recreation with an open interior that allows you to see from one end to the other.

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2005/11/21/tidbits1.html

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Buried in a story on TechTown from the 11/21/05 Dayton Business Journal:


Tech Town, UD land federal funds

U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, announced the money was included in the (U.S.) House's Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, Judiciary and District of Columbia Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2006.

...

The appropriations bill also includes $100,000 to help the University of Dayton with infrastructure and engineering improvements for 50 acres of former NCR Corp. land the school owns at Brown and Stewart streets. Turner said the effort is an attempt to make the land commercially viable for development and institutional use. This is in addition to $1 million UD received earlier this year for this project.

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2005/11/21/daily3.html?from_rss=1

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Quite an interesting history!  From the 12/4/05 Dayton Daily News:


Preservationists fight demolition of Building 26
Building housed WWII code-breaking between 1943 and 1945
By Jim DeBrosse
Dayton Daily News

DAYTON | Like its own enciphered message, what's left of NCR's Building 26 lies hidden beneath a layer of steel-and-glass additions that bear no resemblance to the original art deco structure.

State preservationists say the additions must be stripped away to determine if the building where Dayton codebreakers helped change the course of World War II warrants historical protection against current plans to tear it down.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/1204building26.html

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From the 12/14/05 Dayton Business Journal:


City lands funds to clean up land

The city of Dayton received $2.54 million from the state's Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund to remedy 11 acres of University of Dayton riverfront land.
 
The land is part of a 49-acre parcel UD purchased from NCR Corp. in June and plans to use for commercial, mixed-use and academic development, according to a news release Wednesday from UD.

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2005/12/12/daily25.html

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Chalk this one up as completed and (so far) successful.  From the 1/6/06 Dayton Business Journal:


UD RecPlex draws robust crowd

The University of Dayton's new $25.3 million recreation center opened this week and already is attracting students in droves.

The RecPlex, whose opening was celebrated Friday with a public dedication, attracted more than 2,000 students when it opened Wednesday. That's one-third more than the average number of students who attended UD's Physical Activities Center, which opened in 1976 and closed last month, said Teri Rizvi, spokeswoman for the university.

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/01/02/daily24.html

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From the 1/9/06 Dayton Business Journal:


UD to open a heritage museum next summer
Project spearheaded by alumni donation
Tracy Kershaw-Staley
DBJ Staff Reporter

A new museum created in an old building will take visitors through the history of the University of Dayton.
 
UD is planning the heritage center in its old post office building, which originally was the men's lavatory when built in 1903. The $410,000 renovation project is spearheaded by a $200,000 commitment from the university's national alumni association.

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/01/09/story7.html

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UD delays plans for garage
Objections from Oakwood, campus plan among factors for respite
By Jim Bebbington

Dayton Daily News

DAYTON | — The University of Dayton is going to postpone plans to build an ambulance garage along Irving Avenue that Oakwood residents feared would lead to more crashes and hurt their property values, a university spokesman said.

UD's Student Volunteer Rescue Squad wants to have a garage built to house its ambulance. Dayton's Board of Zoning Appeals approved plans last week that would have the new garage's driveway connect with Irving Avenue.

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From Flyer News, Vol. 53, No. 23:


Work begins on new Master Plan 
Dana Kulchawik
A&E Editor

Whether you’re a freshman or a senior, construction on campus has been both widespread and grand. Campus saw many new additions including Marianist Hall, Science Center connector, The Hanger, Arena Sports Complex, and the completion of the RecPlex, to name a few.

Just when you thought the possibilities for further expansion and growth of the campus were exhausted, a new master plan is in the works by UD’s campus planning team.
 
http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?volume=53&issue=23
From Flyer News, Vol. 53, No. 24:


Chaminade, Rike may be replaced  
Dana Kulchawik
A&E Editor

The old master plan has been rolled up and put away just as the drawing board is opening for the newest one. What’s next for this master plan, nothing is for sure yet.

However, rough ideas have begun circulating which prioritize what needs to be done to improve campus.

...

The Campus Planning office informs us that master planning progress and details will be tracked on their website in the near future at http://www.udayton.edu/~UCPlanning/
 
http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?volume=53&issue=24

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I don't know if you guys caught this article from the 1/30/06 Dayton Business Journal:


My Opinion
Unorthodox way to redevelop
David Bohardt

The University of Dayton's recent purchase of prime real estate from NCR Corp. is a development that should be watched closely by the entire business community.
 
Assuming that redevelopment of this acreage between Main and Brown streets is integrated with a long-overdue plan for redevelopment of the site now occupied by the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, the entire project could total millions in high-end, mixed-use development.

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/01/30/newscolumn2.html

[dfly]

While Mr. Bohardt certainly makes some interesting points, I'm not sure what to think of it.  I agree with his point that it is premature to say this will kill the CBD.  Are there really that many companies that want to get out of downtown?   And if these companies are really that eager to move out of the CBD, won't they just end up in the south or east suburbs if there aren't any viable alternative within the city?  Now don't get me wrong, I want a healthy CBD and don't want these companies to leave downtown.  But if I had to choose between them moving to the suburbs or South Main Street, I'd much rather have them located within the city limits on the former NCR and fairgrounds properties.  And I think it is a stretch for people to be considering as far south as Stewart Street part of downtown, but I guess it could be a possibility if companies start trying to do it to "justify" a move.  Let's just hope that most of the jobs are new to the area 

Also, he did get somthing wrong--or at least wasn't clear about it. The property between Brown and Main Streets is slated for campus expansion/academic development (However, I have heard a few things lately about possible business/retail development at the corner of Brown and Stewart Streets), while the property between Main and Patterson is what is being proposed for business and mixed-use development (current early plans call for UD to maintain ownership of building and property and lease them to businesses).  UD President Dr. Curran has made some sort of comment about a large retailer being interested in the property (rumored to be Kroger), but he said that is not the type of development they are interested in brining to the property (good to hear).

I was going to guess that the western part (the part of business/mixed use development) of the property was going to be similar to the Governor's Place development in Kettering.  They are talking more of also including housing, so I guess I don't really know what to expect now.  I just hope that Miller-Valentine doesn't get involved in this project.

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If anything, this will attract new people to the city.  So what the hell...this actually might be good for downtown.

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From the 3/16/06 Dayton Daily News:


'Daily News' arrival could influence UD decisions
Curran: University will soon decide on development of acres adjacent to school
By John Nolan
Dayton Daily News

The relocation of the Dayton Daily News and its owner, Cox Ohio Publishing, early next year could influence how the University of Dayton develops a neighboring tract of 49 acres, the university's president said.

President Dan Curran said the university could announce the hiring of a planner by the end of this month to recommend how to develop the land on Dayton's southern edge that UD bought for $25 million last year from NCR Corp.
 
http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0316ddnfolo.html

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From the 4/10/06 Dayton Business Journal:


UD to update plan for campus
Dayton Business Journal - 11:55 AM EDT Monday
 
The University of Dayton has selected the international architecture and design firm Burt Hill to complete a new master plan for the campus that will include a vision for the 49 acres purchased last year from NCR Corp., UD announced Monday.

The planning process should take about a year, said Michael Reagan, Burn Hill principal who will be leading the Dayton project. The process will include talking with the campus community as well as with the city of Dayton, Montgomery County, city of Oakwood, NCR, Miami Valley Hospital and other surrounding organizations.

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/04/10/daily2.html

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I took these images from the PowerPoint that Burt Hill presented while they were on campus as a finalist before they were chosen as the university's new master planning firm.  These were some initial concepts that they shared.  The master planning process is just beginning, so it will be some time before we get some actual proposals.







Looking south from Brown and Stewart Streets


Looking west down K Street from Brown Street


Here is a picture as the old NCR land appears now...

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From the 5/8/06 Dayton Daily News:


Group trying to save NCR's historic Building 26
By Jim DeBrosse
Staff Writer

DAYTON | A group of Dayton-area business leaders and preservationists are holding a public meeting Wednesday to get out the secret about Building 26 in what may be a last-ditch effort to save the historic structure.

Many Miami Valley residents still don't realize that, hidden under the glass-and-panel office box at Stewart Street and South Patterson Boulevard, is the art deco building where U.S. Navy and NCR personnel designed and built codebreaking machines that helped shorten World War II, said Jerry Hauer, owner of Hauer Music Co. and member of Preservation Dayton Inc..

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0508codebreakers.html
From same:


Too little of Building 26 left to save, some say; preservation efforts build
A difference of opinion exists about whether the building on old NCR land is worth saving.
By Jim DeBrosse
Staff Writer

DAYTON | Is enough left of the original Building 26, where NCR engineer Joe Desch and a cadre of top-secret personnel altered the course of World War II, to make it worth preserving?

"No," say University of Dayton officials, who purchased the building along with 49 acres of NCR land last year. They have $1 million from the state to demolish the building — both the art deco structure and the "office box" additions that have hidden it since the 1970s.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0508codebreakers2.html

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Finally addressing the connection between UD Arena/Welcome Stadium and the university.  "bout' time!"

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From the 5/11/06 Dayton Daily News:


Dozens attend meeting to urge Building 26's preservation
The building where the German code was broken faces demolition unless UD can be convinced to save it.
By Jim DeBrosse
Staff Writer

DAYTON | A grassroots public meeting Wednesday night to discuss ways of saving NCR's old Building 26 drew more than 60 people, many of whom questioned why community leaders weren't putting more pressure on the University of Dayton to incorporate the historic structure into its campus expansion plans.

"There seems to be a lot of tip-toeing around by people who don't want to upset the University of Dayton," said Dan Hill, a senior vice president at LexisNexis. "I don't want to get cross-ways with UD, but this is bigger than UD."

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0511codebreakers.html
From same:


Public meeting explores health of land near UD
Ohio EPA must sign off on Oakwood property south of Stewart, between Brown and Patterson, before development.
By Helen Bebbington
Contributing Writer

OAKWOOD — Oakwood residents will get a chance to hear more about environmental issues facing land purchased by the University of Dayton and slated for development.

UD representatives will speak at 7 p.m. May 23 at the City Building in Oakwood before the city's board of health. The meeting is open to the public.
 
http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/kettering_oakwood/0511udland.html

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From the 5/17/06 Dayton Daily News:


Dozens attend meeting to urge Building 26's preservation
The building where the German code was broken faces demolition unless UD can be convinced to save it.
By Jim DeBrosse
Staff Writer

DAYTON | A grassroots public meeting Wednesday night to discuss ways of saving NCR's old Building 26 drew more than 60 people, many of whom questioned why community leaders weren't putting more pressure on the University of Dayton to incorporate the historic structure into its campus expansion plans.

"There seems to be a lot of tip-toeing around by people who don't want to upset the University of Dayton," said Dan Hill, a senior vice president at LexisNexis. "I don't want to get cross-ways with UD, but this is bigger than UD."
 
http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0511codebreakers.html

[ink]

Ran across this, thought someone might like the link.

Chaminade Hall Addition:


For a couple more, http://shp.com/education/highered/udayton.html

[dfly]

^  Thanks, Ink.  Very interesting, as I have not seen those.  There was talk of renovating Chaminade Hall for the School of Education, but the latest talk I've been hearing is that the School of Ed may be relocated to Campus West (the old NCR property).  I guess we'll have a better idea of what the plans are once Burt Hill finishes the master plan. 

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From the 8/3/06 DDN:


Oakwood council backs UD expansion
University of Dayton officials want to build on a 49-acre tract inside the Dayton city limits.
By Lou Grieco
Staff Writer

OAKWOOD | After receiving assurances that the city's water supply would not be affected, the Oakwood City Council voted unanimously last week to support an Urban Setting Designation for a plot of land inside the city of Dayton.

The land, which is owned by the University of Dayton, is a 49-acre tract just south of Stewart Street, between Brown Street and Patterson Boulevard.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/dayton/080306oakwood.html

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From the 8/27/06 Flyer News:


Construction still ongoing at UD  
HaQuyen Pham
Staff Writer

Think of the construction as a mudmask: once all the scaffolding, roped-off areas and building materials have been cleared away, a fresh new face of UD will emerge.

In the meantime, students will have to duck around hard-hat areas as the university begins, continues or finishes various construction and renovation projects around campus, which total more than $13 million.
 
http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?volume=54&issue=1