South Campus Plan

	Overview [below]
	Community Presentation: September 8, 2004 (4 MB)
Maps:
	Area of Focus (300 KB)
	Short-term Projects (300 KB)
	Long-term Projects (300 KB)
Projects in Progress:
	Parking Structure, 61st & Drexel
	South Winter Garden
	New Residence Hall

Overview

An outgrowth of the University's 1999 Campus Master Plan, the South Campus building plan is divided into two phases with the first scheduled for completion or near completion by 2008, and the second, long-term phase slated for completion after 2008 and by 2020.

Near-term/planned projects (2008)   [ map ]

• Streetscape and infrastructure
• Hospitals' parking structure with active use at ground level (61st and Drexel)
• Undergraduate Residence Hall and Dining (60th to 61st on Ellis)
• Mixed-use building; retail/University office/parking (61st and Woodlawn)
• 6035 S. Kenwood Ave. building reuse (61st and Kenwood)
• Midway projects in partnership with Chicago Park District: South Winter Garden

Long-term projects (2020)   [ map ]

• GSB Residential Commons
• Center for the Creative & Performing Arts
• Law School addition
• Harris School of Public Policy expansion
• Hotel/residential
• Children's Garden

Goals

The goals of the the South Campus Plan are to:

• Provide for academic, student life, administrative, and support space needs beyond the foreseeable future
   
• Establish an active streetscape along 61st Street creating a high quality edge
   
• Improve linkages between the south campus and broader University
   
• Create a south campus environment which includes needed amenities and services
   
• Provide parking and infrastructure support for efficiency and projected growth
   
• Continue to support the ongoing revival of the Woodlawn neighborhood in accordance with the community’s Quality of Life Plan

For more information, maps, and photos, see the presentation from the community meeting of September 8, 2004. (PDF, 4 MB)