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Snapshot: Nucleus Site Gets A Sign
Nucleus sign (Photo courtesy tipster)
The old Haymarket site bounded by Market, Jefferson, Preston, and Floyd Streets has been completely cleared and waiting for construction. Dubbed Nucleus by the University of Louisville, the site will house biotech labs, incubators, and offices and aims to create 8,700 jobs over the next 20 years.
A partnership between Wexford Science & Technology and the University of Louisville fell through in 2008 and the project has been stalled as Nucleus undertook a search for a new development partner. In early April, Nucleus put out an RFP (Request for Proposals) for construction managers. (Business First had a nice write-up at the time.)
The RFP says Nucleus will be the developer of the “Haymarket Research Park” with an initial structure of about 100,000 to 150,000 square feet to house offices. Design and planning for the structure will begin when a construction manager is chosen, but the first building is expected to earn LEED certification. The RFP also says Nucleus is also working with Metro Louisville to build a 650-space parking garage at the southeast corner of Floyd and Market Streets.
Nucleus President and CEO Vicki Yates Brown told Business First that the first building could be five or six stories and could cost $30 million. Commitments have also been secured from six tenants who will fill 75% of the new building. The office building could be built on top of or adjacent to the planned parking garage.
A deadline of Friday, May 14 was set to respond to the RFP and a selection based upon interviews and presentations will follow.
Nucleus had been looking for another development partner after parting with Wexford, but now will move forward on its own due to tenant commitments.
Construction is still a ways off, despite the appearance of a “coming soon” sign. A construction manager will be chosen this summer and then the structure will have to be designed. After all of that, the large Haymarket lot would see some welcome activity.
Nucleus sign (Photo courtesy tipster)
PrintConstruction Watch: Creating An Urban Edge On Brandeis
UL Dining Facility in March 2010 (Courtesy tipster)
Here are a few construction photos sent in by a tipster of the new dining facility under construction at Third Street and Brandeis Avenue near the U of L Belknap campus. You can see a few renderings on our first story about the project attached to the University Towers Apartments.
While I would have preferred something with a few more floors, creating an urban edge at the sidewalk is an improvement over the vast setback of the 1960s era dorm. Once the nearby Masterson’s block redevelopment gets underway, the area will be on its way to becoming a sort of urban center. Now if we can just figure out what to do with that block in between with the parking lots and shopping center.
The University of Louisville Dining Services web site still says it’s scheduled to open this Spring, but it looks like it might be pushing summer. It was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects. A gallery of construction photos going back to August 2009 is after the click.
Research Building A Green Model For The University of Louisville
Clinical & Translational Research Building (Photo courtesy UL)
While the Clinical & Translational Research Building has been open for about four months, the University of Louisville just announced that the high profile structure on Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Hancock Street has received LEED Gold certification for sustainable architecture.
The University originally hoped to secure LEED Silver for the 288,000 square foot, $143.1 million facility, but was bumped up up to the second highest level (behind Platinum) after achieving 41 LEED credits (of 39 required for Gold) ranging from use of natural light and ventilation, energy efficient lights, a reflective white roof, and on-site showers and bike racks.
The structure was designed by lead architects Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan, Inc. of Louisville and design and lab consultants SmithGroup of Detroit. Architect Arne Judd, principal and LEED AP with Arrasmith, says the CTR is the first LEED certified research building in Kentucky and is the largest new construction Gold certified research building in the country. It’s one of only 33 LEED certified research buildings in the United States.
One of the most unique sustainable features of the building is its reuse of water condensate from air handling units. All of those drops of water created by air conditioning add up in a building this large and a system has been installed to capture the extra water and use it for irrigation of landscaping areas. (Check out some other sustainable credits in the building over here.)
News of the Gold certification level is certainly welcome and represents U of L’s stated commitment to green architecture. There are only two other Gold certified projects in Louisville (the CMTA Building and the GBBN Offices) and Judd says the CTR is the first LEED certified building at the University, but U of L is currently pursuing certification of additional new projects.
Nearby, the Dental School addition and renovation, the Biosafety Lab at ShelbuHurst, and the Duthie Center for Engineering are all seeking certification. The U of L web site also says a new parking garage adjacent to the CTR is also implementing green concepts although LEED does not apply to parking garages.
Barney Bright Statue Update
Rendering of Trager Plaza (Courtesy University of Louisville)
In December 2009, it was officially announced that Barney Bright’s “Truth & Justice” statue once adorning the front of the Legal Arts Building come Republic Plaza Downtown is headed for the University of Louisville. Here’s what the plaza might look like when everything is said and done.
The new outdoor space was made possible by a grant from the Trager family who renovated Republic Plaza but some remaining funds must still be raised privately. Below is an example of the “meditative” water feature planned for Trager Plaza.
Example of water feature (BS File Photo)
Expansion Underway at U of L’s School of Dentistry
Rendering of changes to UL School of Dentistry (Courtesy U of L)
Construction has begun on an addition to the University of Louisville‘s School of Dentistry in the Medical Center. After an official groundbreaking in October 2009, the dirt has really started to move on the $40 million projects that will provide much needed space and represents the first major upgrade to the School since the building was built in 1970.
Construction will add over 20,000 square feet of new space and renovate an additional 200,000 square feet. Technology improvements will be a key feature of the new facility with a move to digital radiography and high-tech classrooms.
Designed by Luckett & Farley of Louisville, the addition will seek LEED certification for sustainable architecture and will include a more efficient HVAC system and lighting controls that respond to the actual occupancy of the building. The addition will maintain the general lines of the 1970s era concrete structures but will include a more open and inviting glass main entrance.
Construction Underway at the UL School of Dentistry
Snapshot: Clinical & Translational Research Building Opens
Clinical & Translational Research Building
The University of Louisville’s latest addition to the Medical Center officially opened its doors to researchers in October, revealing a state-of-the-art research facility on the corner of Hancock Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard. Designed by Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan, Inc. of Louisville and SmithGroup of Detroit, the new 6-story, 287,000 square foot Clinical & Translational Research Building is LEED registered and awaiting approval of official designation as a sustainable building.
A new 1,700 spot parking garage directly east of the new research building has been designed by JRA Architects of Louisville and reflects the architecture and mass of its neighbor. Retail space along Muhammad Ali Boulevard has been included in the garage, but we haven’t heard of any signed tenants yet.
The streetscape surrounding both the Clinical & Translational Research Building and the parking garage provides ample sidewalk space and a plaza on Hancock Street and Madison Street. Large planters in front of the garage combined with a setback retail frontage help to create one of the most engaging parking garage facades in the city. Here’s a statement from the University:
“The Center for Translational Research provides state-of-the-art biomedical research facilities to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among scientists and researchers. The building is the new home for many of the researchers connected to the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, as well as others in pharmacology and toxicology and other areas. The facility provides much-needed research space as UofL continues to grow its research program on the health sciences campus.”
Snapshot: Checking In At The Stadium
Construction at Papa John''s Cardinal Stadium
As the Cardinals continue with their football season (it’s a good thing we don’t have to cover sports), here’s our latest round of photos from the expansion of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Be sure to check out the specifics of the project and some renderings from our last installment covering that other giant sports construction project in town. Check here for a behind the scenes look at the stadium construction.
- Construction Watch: The Other Giant UofL Sports Project (Broken Sidewalk)
- Cardinal Stadium Lands Another Sponsor (Broken Sidewalk)
Bus Station Opens On Floyd Street At U of L
Bus Station at the University of Louisville
The University of Louisville has opened what might be the nicest bus station in the city. Tucked under a parking garage on Floyd Street on the edge of their Belknap Campus, the metal and glass station offers a climate controlled environment for students waiting for the bus. Inside, several metal benches, a large colorful mural, and vending machines provide refuge in the heat of summer and cold of winter.
A mural covering the entire back wall of the station depicts a large Cardinal-red bus surrounded by familiar campus sights and colorful renditions of the Cardinal logo. Dominating the simple architectural design is a radiused edge. The station was designed by Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan of West Main Street and blends with the existing design of the parking garage.
The architecture firm is no stranger to bus station design. Beginning in the 1920s, AJRC, Inc., led by the founding William S. Arrasmith, helped to usher in a “Streamline Modern” style nationwide with signature Greyhound bus stations in many cities. One of the first and architecturally most important of these Art-Deco stations was built in Louisville on Fifth and Broadway. Long demolished for a surface level parking lot, the station featured blue metal panels and a similar radiused corner. Check out a few photos of the station at Louisville Art Deco.
It’s great to see the University of Louisville stepping up and promoting alternative transportation. A few days ago, I profiled a special crosswalk that responds to the needs of pedestrians which is located only a couple dozen feet away. Eastern Parkway running through the Belknap Campus is also undergoing a road diet that will reduce the number of traffic lanes and provide space for bikes. Hopefully this marks just the beginning of positive things coming from the University.
Click through for a few more photos of the Bus Station & mural.
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