University of Dayton Projects

[buildingcincinnati]

Link contains a photo.  From Flyer News, 4/3/07 (V54, N37):


Heritage Center opens to visitors 
Xiamara Hohman
Staff Writer

The UD Heritage Center was dedicated and then officially opened to the public March 19.

The Heritage Center, a museum chronicling UD’s history, is located near Chaminade and St. Mary’s Halls in what used to be UD’s post office. It contains several panels describing UD’s history throughout the years and a variety of artifacts from UD’s rich history.
 
http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?section=News&volume=54&issue=37&artnum=01

[buildingcincinnati]

From Flyer News, 4/24/07 (V54, N39):


UD master plan not completed, firm taking time to define culture 
HaQuyen Pham
Staff Writer

Community. It’s easy enough to spell, but much more complicated to define, especially for the firm working on the UD master plan outlining long—and short—term campus development.

Burt Hill consultants are currently in the alternatives development stage of the process after research took longer than expected, pushing the anticipated completion date to October, instead of May. It’s the flip side of opting not to hire a local firm who understands the key components of UD culture, according to campus planning director Rick Perales.
 
http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?section=News&volume=54&issue=39&artnum=03

[buildingcincinnati]

From the University of Dayton, 6/12/07:


Revitalization
The University of Dayton is moving ahead on an 11-acre riverfront redevelopment project that includes removing Building 26. UD officials reaffirm their pledge to honor history.
 
June 12, 2007 - As part of a $2.54 million Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund grant,  the University of Dayton will request bids from certified professionals under the Ohio EPA Voluntary Action Program to oversee an 11-acre riverfront redevelopment project.   

The work includes cleaning up soil, taking out asbestos from Building 26 and removing the building, which is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.  The building is expected to be torn down in the fall.
   
Brady Kress, president and CEO of Dayton History and a member of UD's Historical Stewardship Group, led members on a 90-minute tour of the building on June 7 to determine what architectural elements could be preserved.  The group, comprised of preservationists, community leaders and UD officials, compiled a list, including art deco sandstone surrounding the main entrance, crown molding from the front vestibule and limestone art deco curves and finishes around the roof.  In addition, pallets of stone lintels and original bricks will be salvaged for use in telling the story of Building 26, which served as a top-secret site during World War II for the development of a code-breaking machine.   
   
The Historical Stewardship Group will work with Burt Hill, UD's master planner, to explore options for commemoration, such as a collection of oral histories, public art, a plaza or museum-style display.
   
UD spent nearly two years meeting with preservationists and investigating whether Building 26 had retained any historical integrity.  On May 31, the Ohio Historic Preservation Office confirmed that the heavily altered structure appears to be ineligible for the National Register.  That opinion verified a January study by ASC Group Inc., specialists in historic architectural assessments.
   
UD has explored alternatives to removing the building.  According to Martin-Beachler Architects, it would cost about $3 million just to demolish the three 1960s additions to the building and replicate the original façade. A complete restoration of the building would cost millions more.  Last year, UD turned to the Miller-Valentine Group to assess the use and availability of historic tax credits, which are available if a building is listed on the National Register.  UD officials also have investigated the feasibility of adaptive reuse with Burt Hill, Martin-Beachler Architects and the Miller-Valentine Group.
   
"Renovation is possible, but not practical.  It doesn't make economic sense to invest in a building that has lost its historical integrity," said Jeff Funovits, Burt Hill's project manager for the master plan.
   
Daniel J. Curran, president of the University of Dayton, reaffirmed UD's pledge to work with the Dayton community to create a lasting, significant and visible means of telling the story of the people and technological advances that occurred on the site.
   
"I respect the passion of those who wanted to save the building.  I also appreciate the support of others who recognized that the building lost its historical integrity decades ago and know that as a tuition-driven university, UD cannot justify spending millions of dollars to save it," he said. "Working with the community, we can, and will, honor history while we build for the future."
   
Community leaders support UD's decision.  "The development of this land is important to the region.  It has high economic development value and the potential to attract high-value jobs and new businesses.  It is the most developable piece of property in the city of Dayton," J.P. Nauseef, president and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition, wrote in a letter to OHPO. "As a community, we need to respect the past, but focus on the future and support the University's leadership in taking on this difficult development challenge."
   
The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce also backs UD's position. "We honor those who worked at this one-time NCR site and feel confident the University will honor their legacy," Phil Parker, president and CEO, wrote in a letter to OHPO.
   
The University of Dayton purchased 49 acres of land, which included Building 26, another building on Brown Street now known as the College Park Center, two parking lots and two soccer fields, for $25 million from NCR in June 2005. Most of NCR's manufacturing facilities on the site were demolished in the 1970s, and the property has remained largely unused since then.  The site is considered a brownfield, but only a portion requires clean up, depending upon development plans. UD's complete master plan for its 259-acre campus is expected to be finished this fall, but UD has already committed to working with private developers to construct a mixed-use project on the 11-acre riverfront portion when it applied for the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund grant.

http://www.udayton.edu/News/Article/?contentId=2390

[UncleRando]

UD will start gutting Building 26
Architectural elements with historical value to be salvaged for future interactive exhibit.
BY STEPHANIE GOTTSCHLICH | DAYTON DAILY NEWS
September 6, 2007

DAYTON — The University of Dayton will start selective demolition of former NCR Building 26 this week, university officials confirmed Wednesday.

Architectural elements with historical value will be salvaged for a future interactive exhibit commemorating the building's World War II codebreaking project to be located at nearby Carillon Historical Park, said UD spokeswoman Teri Rizvi.

[DowntownDYT]

From the Sept. 28 DDN:     (there's a link to the map at the bottom)



UD master plan envisions a large, walkable community

The university hopes to make Brown Street a pedestrian-friendly college avenue.

By Stephanie Gottschlich

Staff Writer

Friday, September 28, 2007

DAYTON — The University of Dayton's master plan is in flux, but the goal — to create a campus of three parts, all integrated with similar architecture and establishing a large, walkable community for the public and students — is not.

"From one end of the campus to the other, we want people to know that they've arrived at the University of Dayton," Campus Planner Rick Perales said Thursday.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/m/content/oh/media/news/local/udmap/map.html

[ink]

Interesting. I was surprised to see the front page of the DDN print edition dominated by the campus map.

Is Building 26 the only historic (yeah, I know there is some question there on 26) building to be razed?

[PrfctTimeOfDay]

[Jeffrey]

^
Banal, but pleasant.  Ovals.  OSU. 

But that performing arts center off of Brown will be neat.  UD could become another local presenter, drawing a non-student audience.  Boll Theatre is just a bit too small. 

[Ronnie]

University of Dayton to reveal land plan

Staff Report
Friday, February 15, 2008

DAYTON — The University of Dayton is to go public next week with its plans for developing 50 acres of land it bought from NCR Corp. in 2005 near the southern edge of Dayton.

A news conference is planned at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, to announce details of a campus master plan devised by Burt Hill, an architecture and design firm the university hired to compile the plan. UD officials are to make the announcement in the university's school of law.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/02/15/ddn021508udplanweb.html

[Ronnie]

Officials have said the plan for the acquired land is likely to include academic use and a mixed-use area allotted for retail and commercial development, with some area to be set aside for green space.

Now that's what I like to hear!

[dfly]

Pretty much a rehash of what has already been released with a few more details....

UD outlines plan for remodeling, new construction

By Stephanie Gottschlich and James Cummings
Staff Writers
Monday, February 18, 2008

DAYTON — University of Dayton officials publicly unveiled development plans today, Feb. 18, for its 259-acre campus, including parts of the 50-acre tract it purchased from NCR Corp. in 2005.

While a draft of the plan was previously released to community leaders and described in news reports in September, today's press conference marked the official unveiling and UD trustees' approval of a campus-wide master plan.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/02/18/ddn021808masterplanweb.html

[PrfctTimeOfDay]

Ugh. . .I wish they would have given us something new, it is indeed a recycling effort of pretty much everything we knew. I'd still like to see a plan for the corner of patterson and stewart. They sure were quick to tear down that building...go figure. But they have no idea what they are going to put there. . .

[dfly]

They sure were quick to tear down that building...go figure. But they have no idea what they are going to put there. . .

I think that had more to do with being able to use the federal clean up funds that were allocated to the project while they were still available.

[PrfctTimeOfDay]

They sure were quick to tear down that building...go figure. But they have no idea what they are going to put there. . .

I think that had more to do with being able to use the federal clean up funds that were allocated to the project while they were still available.

I figured it had more to do with a group of people fighting to save the building.

no building = no fight

[dfly]

^ Well sure, that helps too.  IIRC, there wasn't really any Building 26 movement until UD had already announced plans to tear down the building after they had been awarded millions of dollars in grants to clean up the former NCR property.  At any rate, it is amazing what a difference the building being gone makes at the Stewart and Patterson intersection now.  No matter which side of the Building 26 issue you were, I think everyone can agree that building as it last stood was incredibly ugly.

[Ronnie]

^---Yup, sure was.

[mark1152]

They sure were quick to tear down that building...go figure. But they have no idea what they are going to put there. . .

Excuse my cynicism, but I think they do know what they want to put on that corner. I just hope it enhances the neighborhood and the southern gateway to the city. I'd also like to know what's new with plans for the Fairgrounds. Anybody hear anything?

[dfly]

The rubble of Building 26

[ForTheLoveOfDayton]

From TechTown to the new campus masterplan to Brown St. to the campus expansion to the Great Miami River and a sustainable residence hall in the North student neighborhood near South Park, there’s a lot going on with the University of Dayton.

To explain the University’s future, UD has created a fantastic website. I urge everyone to check it out at http://whatsnext.udayton.edu

or read the pdf here: Transformative Moments

[Mr. Anderson]

UD gets $5 million from NCR for development

By Dave Larsen, Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

DAYTON — NCR Corp. will donate $5 million to the University of Dayton that will help UD to transform property on the Great Miami River.

NCR is relinquishing all participation rights in the commercial development of the largely unused 50-acre parcel UD purchased in 2005 from the global technology company.The gift allows UD the flexibility to develop the land for academic and mixed use without sharing a portion of future revenues. The property runs from Brown Street to the Great Miami River.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/12/30/ddn123008udgift.html

[PRidgeFlyer]

The $5 million gift follows the November announcement of a $10 million gift for scholarships from a 1965 UD graduate who wishes to remain anonymous.

It should have said "from a 1998 UD grad" and I no longer wish to remain anonymous 

[ColDayMan]

Developers plan up to $20M project near UD Arena

A Los Angeles developer, in league with a Cleveland real estate guru, plans a major overhaul of the abandoned Delphi Corp. campus near the University of Dayton Arena.

For more, click the link:
http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/07/06/daily30.html

[Daytonnatian]

This is great news!!!

Actually, I don't know if it would be that high risk, except for the fact that the economy is bad here. That area has a lot of traffic and UD isn't exactly a small school. It also has a need formore of this type of development, and the location is logical, so hopefully all goes well.