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Old Posted Nov 27, 2018, 2:42 AM
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Who cares, it's got a Jimmy Johns, and that's all the kids need...

Seriously though, another highrise for C-U... good stuff...
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Old Posted Nov 27, 2018, 3:30 AM
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^Already a JJ on this spot, so it nets out. And expected given they are HQ'd in Champaign.

Yes, I would love to see an update of Campustown if anyone has been by recently. So many new highrises/midrises that were completed in the last few years I imagine.
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Old Posted Nov 27, 2018, 3:00 PM
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Firehaus!!! I hope they reopen somewhere else on green
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Old Posted Jan 5, 2019, 12:32 AM
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Opus Project at 4th and John Street

Hey all. UIUC student here. I had absolutely no idea there was a thread for the C-U area. I'd love to post occasional construction updates whenever I get the chance. If you guys have any requests let me know and I'll do my best to fulfill them .

In the meantime, here's a picture from late November of the Opus project Spyguy mentioned.

11/15/18

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Old Posted Jan 5, 2019, 1:12 AM
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Hi chicagoisepic, glad to see I'm not the only student on campus who looks at this forum!
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Old Posted Jan 5, 2019, 1:13 AM
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Late December Campustown Update

Long time lurker and first time poster. Plenty of pics around campus from December 20, 2018. Enjoy!

Midway Apartments - 7 story apartment development and New 2 story + basement Illini Inn (completed Fall 2018)
- features an impressive orange LED light strip running up and across the whole length of the building (I'll post that when I walk past it at night)

20181218_100307 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_100216 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

707 S Fourth St - nearly topped off 14 story apartment tower to be completed Fall 2019

20181218_100403 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_100442 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_100557 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

104 E John St - 5 story apartment development to be completed Fall 2019

20181218_144037 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_144043 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

55 E Green St - 7 story apartment development w/ 1st floor retail to be completed Fall 2019

20181218_144408 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_144434 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

601 S First St "Healey Place" - 6 story apartment development w/ 2 level Hub Sports Bar and Piccadilly Liquor Store (completed Spring 2017)

20181218_144637 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

505 S First St - 4 story apartment development w/ empty 4000 sqft retail space (completed Fall 2017)

20181218_144642 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Midtown Plaza - 2 building five story mixed use development at corner of Springfield and First St w/ 100+ apartments, 10,000+ sqft of retail (PNC Bank anchoring) and redeveloped public plaza (completed Summer 2018)
- Apartments were 25% preleased and currently over 50% leased

20181218_144756 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_144931 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_145020 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

209 E University - 4 story apartment development w/ 10,000 sqft of retail (completed Late 2018)

20181218_145417 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_145441 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_145541 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

308 1/2 E Clark St - 2 three story + rooftop deck apartments on tiny lot (completed Fall 2018)

20181218_145727 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Octave Champaign - 2 seven story apartment buildings @ corner of White and 4th St w/ 400+ apartments and 1000 sqft of retail delivering Fall 2019

20181218_145929 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_150002 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_150038 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_145852 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_145843 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Newly Finished White St - Reconstructed White St. w/ at grade bus stops, LED street lights, and new 4th and White stoplight

20181218_150131 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_150138 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Campus Center - 6 story apartment development w/ nicely concealed parking garage and Mariott Hotel facing Green St featuring fully leased retail (completed Fall 2015)

20181218_150625 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

615 S Wright St - 7 story apartment development across from engineering quad featuring rooftop deck and 2 level retail space delivering Fall 2019
- Not winning a Pritzker Prize any time soon, that's for sure
- Project cleverly sits on top of the Boneyard Creek
20181218_150824 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_150731 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_150556 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Site of the Hub on Campus - Site on corner of 6th and Green being cleared for new tower to begin climb in 2019
- RIP Clybourne and Firehaus

20181218_151044 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_151115 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_151118 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Everitt Lab - $70 million renovation into new medical sciences building (completed Fall 2018)

20181218_151447 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Illini Union Entrance - New Entrance and plaza at Illini Union (completed Fall 2017)

20181218_151538 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_151605 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Illini Union Bus Stops - rebuilt bus stop islands (completed Spring 2018)

20181218_151508 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_151611 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Natural History Building - $90 million dollar renovation that included complete gut of the 1892 building over three years (completed Fall 2017)

20181218_151643 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_151754 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Mechanical Engineering Building - awaiting $41 million renovation and 5 story 60,000 sqft addition on corner of Green and Goodwin to start in 2019 and wrap in 2022

20181218_151903 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_151936 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Illinois Street Residences - New 300,000+ sqft Dining Hall and Commons space delivering in Fall 2020

20181218_152114 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_152200 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

809 W Nevada - Handsome 3 story apartment building on corner of Nevada and Lincoln in Urbana (completed in Fall 2018)

20181218_152824 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_152915 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Freer Hall - $14 million renovation of interior pool space into new classrooms to be completed in late 2019/early 2020

20181218_153442 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_153412 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_153328 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Bruce D Nesbitt African American Cultural Center - $5.5 million two story + basement cultural center replacing former dilapidated structure to be completed in Spring 2019

20181218_153703 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_153729 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_153624 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Chemistry Annex - Renovation of existing 40,000 sqft space and new 9,600 sqft addition (completed Fall 2017)

20181218_153852 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181218_153934 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

20181216_164856 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20181216_164837 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
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Old Posted Jan 5, 2019, 1:25 AM
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Holy crap ajradfotwo.

You've managed to comprehensively cover all of campus in the length of one post. Hats off to you for doing all that work! I look forward to continue updating this thread alongside you.
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Old Posted Jan 5, 2019, 7:17 AM
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Thanks!

Had a long open afternoon on a warmer day after finishing finals and this is how I spent it.
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Old Posted Jan 5, 2019, 2:39 PM
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What an amazing first post, kudos adjrafotwo!

I knew there was a lot of construction in CU, but I had no idea just how much was going on! This alum greatly appreciates the updates
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Old Posted Jan 6, 2019, 10:29 PM
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Awesome update. So much construction that we don't hear about.
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Old Posted Mar 14, 2019, 1:38 PM
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Wow great update ajradfotwo! I grew up in Champaign and went to U of I but I moved a few years back. Its crazy to see so much changing! They have been redoing green street too, right? Any update on that?
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Thanks for sharing an informative post.
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Old Posted May 4, 2019, 3:33 AM
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Thanks for all the updates, keep them coming.
It makes me sad that Everitt won’t be EE anymore. I spent so much time in that building.

A building over the Boneyard? That’s interesting. I thought the trend was to open it up and expand the floodplain. But I guess they can tunnel it in a few spots.
I’d appreciate seeing some shots of where the creek enters and leaves that site.
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Old Posted May 5, 2019, 1:15 AM
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Spring 2019 Campustown Development Update - Enjoy!

Midway Apartments - 7 story apartment development w/ two story new Illini Inn at the corner of 4th Street and Daniel Street completed in Fall 2018
- night time light show as promised
- pics from mid-February 2019

20190115_205043 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190115_204953 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


Corner of 2nd Street and John Street - New Sorority House to be completed in Fall 2019

20190504_161418 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_161524 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


1005 S Second Street - 6 story apartment development to be completed in Fall 2019

20190504_161743 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_161814 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

UIUC School of Labor and Employment - renovation and addition completed in Spring 2019

20190504_162318 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_162342 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


Bruce D Nesbitt African American Cultural Center - new construction completed in Spring 2019

20190504_163141 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_163234 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


Illinois Street Residences Dining Center - to be completed in Fall 2020

20190504_172541 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_172616 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


615 S Wright Street - 7 story apartment development w/ 2 story retail space to be completed in Fall 2019
- straddles the Boneyard Creek
- designed by Zaha Hadid

20190504_173444 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_173534 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_173739 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_173803 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


The Hub Champaign - 17 story tower at the corner of 6th and Green (RIP Firehaus) to be completed in Fall 2020
- Anchored by 17,000 Sq Ft Target and a Jimmy Johns
- Has an absolute monster of a crane

the hub by ajdrewster, on Flickr
(Source: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/loc...high-rise.html)
20190504_173833(0) by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_173917 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_174126 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_174227 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_173147 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


Wright Street Transit Hub - new transit hub along Wright Street to be completed in Spring 2020

20190504_174406 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_174424 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


Octave Champaign - two 7 story apartment building development on the corner of 4th Street and White Street to be completed in Fall 2019

20190504_181301(0) by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_181212 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_181126 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


707 S Fourth Street - 14 story apartment development to be completed in Fall 2019

20190504_181759 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_182035 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_182126 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_173957 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_183403 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


104 E John Street - 5 story apartment development to be completed in Fall 2019

20190504_182419 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_182445 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


55 E Green Street - 7 story apartment development w/ ground floor retail to be completed in Fall 2019

20190504_182751 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190504_182833 by ajdrewster, on Flickr


Corner of 1st Street and Green Street - Former site of Dominos Pizza cleared for new 2 story KAM'S and additional retail completing some time in 2020
- Rumors of the old KAM's being torn down along with the old CO Daniels and Espresso Royale to be replaced by yet another apartment tower

newkams1 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
newkams2 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
(Source: http://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/h...ly_looks_like/)
20190504_183006 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center - new $80 million football training and recruitment center along 4th Street next to Memorial Stadium to be completed in Fall 2019
- pics from mid-April 2019

20190411_174758 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190411_174827 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190411_174934 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Thanks for taking a look!

20190504_195532 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
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Wow that 308 1/2 Clark is awful... I can't imagine fitting four people wide in a room there.

Sad to see Kams go, what an institution!
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Thank you ajradfotwo!

The Hub, wow. I would have loved a Target on Green street, would have shopped there all the time. About the only time I used my car was to get to Market Place mall, because taking the bus there sucked.

Is the ISR dining hall a rehab of the old one, or a complete rebuild? I used to work there back in the day.
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Thanks for posting ajradfotwo! Nice tour, please keep up the updates.

I haven't been back to Champaign since about 2006, the amount of development is really amazing. Huge density increase. Some of those designs tho... wow. I know quality architecture is not a high priority for student housing developers, but man some of those things are really ugly.

From a skyline perspective, Champaign really hits above its weight as based on population. Probably has more taller buildings than larger cities like Peoria and maybe even Springfield, just that the skyline is fractured between downtown and Campustown.
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New Downtown Development

The City of Champaign is currently negotiating potential incentives to facilitate a large development in downtown Champaign.

https://will.illinois.edu/news/story...y-council-stud

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^ I had an assignment in one of my planning classes almost a decade ago to come up with a redevelopment plan for that lot and funny enough it looked very similar to that rendering.
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Old Posted Sep 28, 2019, 10:39 PM
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Fall 2019 Campustown Update - It never ends

Hi all! Plenty of new stuff coming online in campustown. I have no idea how all of this will be absorbed.

615 S Wright Complete
- much to my disappointment, the massive 2 level retail space is CPM apartments' leasing office, not a new Firehaus

20190928_153648 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

The Dean Campustown - 17 story tower due open in fall 2020
- 2 story metro target will lease the retail space

deanchampaign by ajdrewster, on Flickr
Source: Daily Illini Housing http://housing.dailyillini.com/view/property/167
20190928_153950 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_154033 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_154239 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Seven07 S Fourth St. - Complete (and apparently almost fully leased)

20190928_154607 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_154721 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_155029 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

1005 S Second St - Complete

20190928_155641 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_155705 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_155729 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

104 E John St. - Complete

20190928_160418 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_160441 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

54 E John St - 68 unit development, unknown completion date

20190928_160635 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

32 E Green St - 5 story development w/ 168 beds coming fall 2020

32green by ajdrewster, on Flickr
Source: Green St Realty website https://www.greenstrealty.com/on-cam...t-champaign-il
20190928_160848 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

55 E Green St - Complete

20190928_160947 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_160910 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_160653 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

New Kams: 102 E Green St - Supposedly opening in January 2020
- 2 additional retail spaces will be ready for build out in December
- new renderings
- old Kams closes for good in October

newkams3 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
newkams4 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
Source: CBCDR.com https://cbcdr.com/champaign/property...ail-for-lease/
20190928_161112 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_161139 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

103 E Healey - 5 story apartment development with 76 apartments opening Fall 2020

newgsr by ajdrewster, on Flickr
Source: Green St Realty website https://www.greenstrealty.com/on-cam...t-champaign-il
20190928_161155 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_161257 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Corner of 5th and Healey - 7 story development (unknown completion date)

20190928_161902 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Octave Champaign - Corner of 4th and White Complete

20190928_162627 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_162656 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_162513 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_162350 by ajdrewster, on Flickr
20190928_162225 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!
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