$90-$100 Million Dollar Construction Projects Around the Corner for ASU
You will see lots of activity on the ASU campus in the next few months, especially if plans proceed as intended.
First up? The Chickasaw building: Renovations have already begun in this main building off Caraway Road. It is being redesigned for the College of Nursing & Health Professions and the Eugene W. Smith Center for Excellence. The project will include classrooms, seminar rooms, and support spaces. Completion is scheduled for August 1st.
Next? The Reynolds Center: The Reynolds Center for Health Sciences will be constructed just North of the Chickasaw Building on Caraway Road. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation donated $14.5 million for the 3 level health sciences building, the largest single donation in the university's history. The new structure, estimated at 50,000 sq ft, will house the Speech & Hearing Clinic, nursing & nurse anesthesia skills laboratories, a computer lab, classrooms, and research space. More than $1 million in furnishings are included.
For the future: Honors Hall; A residence hall for honor students is in the planning process, and will provide 222 beds in three, 3-story buildings for ASU's honor students in residence hall style accommodations east of Whitaker Street. Four bedroom unites will have two bathrooms, a combined living room & kitchenette. Will also include designated parking.
Student apartments are also in the final planning stages, with a 198 bed facility to be divided into units featuring four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room and a full kitchen each. The complex is to include three apartment buildings, a commons building, laundry facilities, and a dedicated parking lot.
The Delta Center for Economic Development, funded by a $1.8 million dollar grant, will be a 2-story steel framed structure just south of the Business Building. The 21,344 sq ft facility will house the Delta Center, the Small Business Development Center, and centers for entrepreneurial and family business studies, economic education and transportation management.
Groundbreaking for the Student Recreation & Wellness Center is scheduled for April 4th. Construction is expected to begin in August and be completed by December 2009.
Sounds like some great plans in the future for Arkansas State University. Come see what Jonesboro, Arkansas has to offer your family! Talk 2 the Diane Cottingham Team Today for more information about our wonderful city!