UNT THCB Capital Expenditure Plan

Institutions are required to submit capital projects greater that $1 million planned for the FY2013-2017 schools year. I was looking over the plan and saw some interesting requests:

New Construction Baseball Stadium 12,000,000

New Construction Construct Track and Field Stadium 5,600,000

New Construction UNT Hotel and Conference Center 82,500,000

New Construction Visitor's Center 2,500,000

In total UNT is undertaking $817,370,000 in construction projects!!

What are the other projects that are contributing to the $817,000,000?

What are the other projects that are contributing to the $817,000,000?

Addition Construct Science and Tech Research Bldg Ph 1 50,000,000

Addition Discovery Park Greenhouse Addition 3,000,000

Addition University Union Renovation and Expansion 137,100,000

Infrastructure Discovery Park Infrastructure Development 15,000,000

Infrastructure Electrical Substation Expansion 4,000,000

Infrastructure Renovate General Academic Building MEP 4,700,000

Infrastructure Renovate Wooten Hall MEP 3,000,000

Land Acquisition Land Acquisitions Expansion Central Campus 10,000,000

Land Acquisition Purchase Apartment Complex-Maple St 2,000,000

New Construction Academic Building 75,000,000

New Construction Baseball Stadium 12,000,000

New Construction Construct College of Visual Arts and Design 90,000,000

New Construction Construct IT Services Facility 23,000,000

New Construction Construct Music Building 50,000,000

New Construction Construct Residence Hall 17,600,000

New Construction Construct Science and Tech Research Bldg Ph 2 48,000,000

New Construction Construct Sorority Housing 4,500,000

New Construction Construct Startup Facility at Discovery Park 25,000,000

New Construction Construct Track and Field Stadium 5,600,000

New Construction Discovery Park Academic Building 60,000,000

New Construction Materials Testing Laboratory 4,000,000

New Construction Research Building 40,000,000

New Construction UNT Hotel and Conference Center 82,500,000

New Construction Visitor's Center 2,500,000

Repair and Renovation CEng Laboratory Build Out 6,020,000

Repair and Renovation CEng Laboratory Build Out, Ph2 8,550,000

Repair and Renovation College of Visual Arts Exhibition Space 4,100,000

Repair and Renovation Marquis Hall Renovation 7,000,000

Repair and Renovation Relocate IT Functions 4,500,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Administration Building (Phase 2) 4,000,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Discovery Park 5,000,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Matthews Hall MEP 4,200,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate West Hall Commons 1,500,000

Repair and Renovation Woodhill Square Renovations 4,000,000

That us only for the Denton campus, system wide the plans call for over a billion in expenditures.

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Edited January 29, 2013 by Cerebus

That us only for the Denton campus, system wide the plans call for over a billion in expenditures.

Thanks.

Addition Construct Science and Tech Research Bldg Ph 1 50,000,000

Addition Discovery Park Greenhouse Addition 3,000,000

Addition University Union Renovation and Expansion 137,100,000

Infrastructure Discovery Park Infrastructure Development 15,000,000

Infrastructure Electrical Substation Expansion 4,000,000

Infrastructure Renovate General Academic Building MEP 4,700,000

Infrastructure Renovate Wooten Hall MEP 3,000,000

Land Acquisition Land Acquisitions Expansion Central Campus 10,000,000

Land Acquisition Purchase Apartment Complex-Maple St 2,000,000

New Construction Academic Building 75,000,000

New Construction Baseball Stadium 12,000,000

New Construction Construct College of Visual Arts and Design 90,000,000

New Construction Construct IT Services Facility 23,000,000

New Construction Construct Music Building 50,000,000

New Construction Construct Residence Hall 17,600,000

New Construction Construct Science and Tech Research Bldg Ph 2 48,000,000

New Construction Construct Sorority Housing 4,500,000

New Construction Construct Startup Facility at Discovery Park 25,000,000

New Construction Construct Track and Field Stadium 5,600,000

New Construction Discovery Park Academic Building 60,000,000

New Construction Materials Testing Laboratory 4,000,000

New Construction Research Building 40,000,000

New Construction UNT Hotel and Conference Center 82,500,000

New Construction Visitor's Center 2,500,000

Repair and Renovation CEng Laboratory Build Out 6,020,000

Repair and Renovation CEng Laboratory Build Out, Ph2 8,550,000

Repair and Renovation College of Visual Arts Exhibition Space 4,100,000

Repair and Renovation Marquis Hall Renovation 7,000,000

Repair and Renovation Relocate IT Functions 4,500,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Administration Building (Phase 2) 4,000,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Discovery Park 5,000,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Matthews Hall MEP 4,200,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate West Hall Commons 1,500,000

Repair and Renovation Woodhill Square Renovations 4,000,000

That us only for the Denton campus, system wide the plans call for over a billion in expenditures.

Is this all supposed to be done by 2017? or is this just to let them know of future projects coming up?

Is this all supposed to be done by 2017? or is this just to let them know of future projects coming up?

Therefore, this report refers to capital projects that will be undertaken during the FY 2013 –

FY 2017 reporting period, but may be financed in FY 2018 and beyond

Addition Construct Science and Tech Research Bldg Ph 1 50,000,000

Addition Discovery Park Greenhouse Addition 3,000,000

Addition University Union Renovation and Expansion 137,100,000

Infrastructure Discovery Park Infrastructure Development 15,000,000

Infrastructure Electrical Substation Expansion 4,000,000

Infrastructure Renovate General Academic Building MEP 4,700,000

Infrastructure Renovate Wooten Hall MEP 3,000,000

Land Acquisition Land Acquisitions Expansion Central Campus 10,000,000

Land Acquisition Purchase Apartment Complex-Maple St 2,000,000

New Construction Academic Building 75,000,000

New Construction Baseball Stadium 12,000,000

New Construction Construct College of Visual Arts and Design 90,000,000

New Construction Construct IT Services Facility 23,000,000

New Construction Construct Music Building 50,000,000

New Construction Construct Residence Hall 17,600,000

New Construction Construct Science and Tech Research Bldg Ph 2 48,000,000

New Construction Construct Sorority Housing 4,500,000

New Construction Construct Startup Facility at Discovery Park 25,000,000

New Construction Construct Track and Field Stadium 5,600,000

New Construction Discovery Park Academic Building 60,000,000

New Construction Materials Testing Laboratory 4,000,000

New Construction Research Building 40,000,000

New Construction UNT Hotel and Conference Center 82,500,000

New Construction Visitor's Center 2,500,000

Repair and Renovation CEng Laboratory Build Out 6,020,000

Repair and Renovation CEng Laboratory Build Out, Ph2 8,550,000

Repair and Renovation College of Visual Arts Exhibition Space 4,100,000

Repair and Renovation Marquis Hall Renovation 7,000,000

Repair and Renovation Relocate IT Functions 4,500,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Administration Building (Phase 2) 4,000,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Discovery Park 5,000,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate Matthews Hall MEP 4,200,000

Repair and Renovation Renovate West Hall Commons 1,500,000

Repair and Renovation Woodhill Square Renovations 4,000,000

That us only for the Denton campus, system wide the plans call for over a billion in expenditures.

Awesome.

I'd love to see this list in an 'Order of Priority' for the University.

@Cerebus, thanks. Hopefully they get built sooner rather than later. Especially the expansions to the sciences, we are going to have a nice little science cluster up by the Environmental Education, Science, and Technology building. Which should turn to a better reputation as a school and hopefully more research.

Does this include projects that would be paid by donations? I thought that was the way the baseball stadium would be built.

Does this include projects that would be paid by donations? I thought that was the way the baseball stadium would be built.

Student athletic fee can pay for up to half of the baseball stadium and T&F stadium, I believe.

Does this include projects that would be paid by donations?

Yes.

School of Pharmacy?

School of Pharmacy?

Wouldn't this (as well as the law building renovation) show up on different lists? Cerebus only provided the Denton campus expenditures.

Wouldn't this (as well as the law building renovation) show up on different lists? Cerebus only provided the Denton campus expenditures.

Institution: University of North Texas at Dallas

New Construction School of Pharmacy and Health Professions 55,000,000

Institution: University of North Texas System

Repair and Renovation Renovate Old Dallas Municipal Building & Annex 72,000,000

Note: Muni building is the future site of the UNT@D College of Law.

$12 million for a baseball stadium should bring in a pretty solid facility.

Purdue just spent $10 million for their facility http://www.goldandblackbaseball.com/new-baseball-stadium.cfm

I still don't think it can fit across the street from Apogee though. The drainage creek is an obstacle for sure.

$12 million for a baseball stadium should bring in a pretty solid facility.

Purdue just spent $10 million for their facility http://www.goldandblackbaseball.com/new-baseball-stadium.cfm

I still don't think it can fit across the street from Apogee though. The drainage creek is an obstacle for sure.

Think a RF Green Monster. Hello lineup loaded with lefties.

Unless they decide to build the 3B side of the stadium all the way up against Bonnie Brae.

@Cerebus, thanks. Hopefully they get built sooner rather than later. Especially the expansions to the sciences, we are going to have a nice little science cluster up by the Environmental Education, Science, and Technology building. Which should turn to a better reputation as a school and hopefully more research.

Exciting to see. Sure would be nice if the populace of Denton would take a look at these numbers. $1 Billion dollars directly into the local economy thanks to UNT. Not to mention the future dollars said improvements will bring to town.

Of course The University could save a ton by scrapping the science cluster and just build a small chapel instead.

New Music Building 50,000,000

New Sorority Building 4,500,000

Vote yes for both of these. I think that both of these should be placed right behind the athletic buildings in regards to priority.

New Music Building 50,000,000

New Sorority Building 4,500,000

Vote yes for both of these. I think that both of these should be placed right behind the athletic buildings in regards to priority.

I'll never forget one day my freshman year I was walking to a bio or chem class from Clark Hall, and it began just pouring, so I thought I'd duck into the music building, cut over and come out over by the admin building, right across from the bio side entrance since I knew there was a door over there... Needless to say, I was totally lost for about 5 minutes in that monstrous, nonsensical building.

If we're going to hang our hat on the music program, I'm fine with giving them a building to rival the new business building.

New Construction UNT Hotel and Conference Center 82,500,000

WOW! Think of the impact this will have on the entire game weekend experience!

$12 million for a baseball stadium should bring in a pretty solid facility.

The goal is for the stadium to be nice enough to draw NCAA regionals and super regionals.

FREE AT LAST!!!

I can't wait to start seeing some more concrete of a timeline on all of these. If I was a betting man, I would put money on the baseball announcement coming during the press conferences about officially joining the CUSA this fall. Does no real good PR wise to push it mid-semester unless they have all the kinks worked out and a full scale set of renderings and architecturals. If they slip it out during the CUSA hoopla they can discuss it in a future off UNT athletics tone and only have to maybe throw out a conceptual drawing..

The goal is for the stadium to be nice enough to draw NCAA regionals and super regionals.

Which means? Minimum capacity numbers? What else?

Exciting to see. Sure would be nice if the populace of Denton would take a look at these numbers. $1 Billion dollars directly into the local economy thanks to UNT. Not to mention the future dollars said improvements will bring to town.

Of course The University could save a ton by scrapping the science cluster and just build a small chapel instead.

The populace will look and see if it increases traffic, noise levels, lights, rowdy outsiders etc.

Of course The University could save a ton by scrapping the science cluster and just build a small chapel instead.

Love it! Thanks for a great laugh on a rainy, stormy evening.

Not a slam at NT, but I think a lot of colleges need to rethink the money they are spending.

Traditional education is pricing itself out of the market. All those government backed loans have kept colleges going, but at some point I am afraid that is going to come to a crashing halt. It makes no economical sense to spend thousands of dollars on degrees that there is no market for.

There are already many predicting that the educational loan bubble could be as devastating as the housing debacle.

Even if that does not happen, I see a focus away from brick and mortar facilities to online education that is going to leave an over supply of facilities and to some extent educators.