Renovations to Curry and Frazer Halls will begin May 2018 with a new academic and admissions building still in the planning phases as Brock Hall, home of the Student Success Center, and the Upchurch University Center are coming to a close, according to Associate Vice President for Campus Planning, Construction and the Real Estate Foundation Louise Waller.
According to Waller, the Curry and Frazer project will cost approximately $62 million, the new academic building $22.7 million, the new admissions building $13.5 million, the Upchurch University Center $35 million and Brock Hall $10 million.
The funds for both the new academic and admissions building were “appropriated by the state.” The Real Estate Foundation is borrowing money for the Curry and Frazer projects while donations and student fees helped pay for the University Center and the Student Center, according to Waller.
“The construction process is really very long and a lot of the process actually happens before anybody brings a hammer, nails, shovels, anything on site,” Waller said.
Brock Hall is currently in the final phases of construction and will be opening next semester, according to Waller.
The Center for Academic Success, The Writing Center, the Offices of the Registrar and Disability Resources, First Year Experience and Family Programs and the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success will be located in Brock Hall, said Waller.
The Upchurch University Center is scheduled to open in Fall 2018 with all the spaces currently in Lankford Student Union moving to the new building, according to Waller.
According to Waller, both Curry and Frazer Hall will get updates on the inside to help make them more appealing. A new entrance onto Main Street will be added along with a new exterior look.
“The buildings will look absolutely (and) completely different,” Waller said.
Construction of Frazer Hall will start May 2018 and will carry on until Aug. 2019, while Curry Hall construction begins May 2019 and lasts until Aug. 2020, according to Waller.
Students who usually stay in those dorms will be moved to other campus housing, Waller said.
“We’re going to be able to double up in areas and triple up in areas to accommodate the shortage,” said Waller.
According to Longwood’s website, the new admissions building will house “information areas, several adaptable conference and presentation rooms for interviews, space for group presentations and events, private offices for staff personnel to hold interviews, and operations support areas.”
“We should be breaking ground on that project, starting construction in the spring next semester,” Waller said.
Waller stated the new Longwood University Barnes and Noble bookstore location at 200 N. Main Street is now open. Students can expect a larger cafe while workers will notice a bigger “back of the house.”
Longwood and the Real Estate Foundation rent the building that houses the bookstore from Walk2Campus, according to Waller.
“Show’s great teamwork in that community and Barnes and Noble has been such a great partner with us on this project,” Waller said.
Waller stated the new bookstore location was a “historical tax credit project.”
“The developer of this project was able to renovate this to the Department of Historic Resources standards, and was able to receive tax credits back to help reduce the total project costs,” said Waller.
Walter stated no other projects are currently in development.
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The Upchurch University Center, a place for students and organizations to gather, is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2018, according to Longwood's master plan.
The Upchurch University Center, a place for students and organizations to gather, is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2018, according to Longwood's master plan.
The Upchurch University Center, a place for students and organizations to gather, is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2018, according to Longwood's master plan.
The Upchurch University Center, a place for students and organizations to gather, is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2018, according to Longwood's master plan.
