Projects in Planning
“Projects in planning” have existing plans, but they are without complete funding. No construction schedule has been set.
Hospital Hill student housing
The beginning phase of building student housing for the Hospital Hill campus calls for 250-bed apartments, with expansion to 400 beds at a later time. A tentative site for surface parking for the apartment occupants is a tract of land partly owned by the City of Kansas City, Missouri.
Impact
Health Sciences students can reside on Hospital Hill and avoid travelling from the Volker campus residence halls to classes.
Project Estimate: $25,500,000 |
Project Funding: |
Other $25,500,000 |
Year: 2010 |
Hospital Hill Wellness and Fitness Center
UMKC’s partner institutions in the Hospital Hill area might join in constructing a wellness and fitness center at the time more Hospital Hill student housing is added. This public/private project would begin in 2010.
Impact
Health Sciences students can enjoy their own recreational facility near their campus. Others from Hospital Hill could utilize the same center and avoid duplication of services.
Project Estimate: $29,250,000 |
Project Funding: |
Private $29,250,000 |
Year: 2010 |
Interactive Learning Center Addition
An Interactive Learning Center Addition, providing more educational and support space, will be built west of the Miller Nichols Library. The complex will feature multi-use spaces for collaborative learning, library instruction, and information technology. As the smallest public university in a comparable sized city, UMKC is not able to meet the workforce needs of Kansas City adequately. The new facility will increase instructional capacity by approximately 25% to support enrollment growth.
A separate $20M project, funded by campus resources and private gifts, is underway. In this project, a new automated storage and retrieval system will permit construction on the addition to proceed while access to resources is maintained.
Project Estimate: $41,430,000 |
Project Funding: |
State $14,880,000 |
Year: 2010 |
Oak Street West Technology and Innovation Center
This building, erected in 1956 and acquired by UMKC in 1998, may be done as a university project or may be done with an outside developer/manager. All non-structural systems in the building will be replaced.
Project Estimate: $10,620,000 |
Project Funding: |
Gift $8,500,000 |
Year: 2010 |
Oak Street West parking structure
An existing parking structure and some surface parking will be replaced by this project, which will serve the Oak Street Residence Hall and the Performing Arts Center’s patrons.
Impact
This parking will help keep pace with enrollment and replace some spaces lost when the new Conservatory of Music and Dance is built.
Project Estimate: $29,170,000 |
Project Funding: |
Debt $27,960,000 |
Year: 2010 |
School of Dentistry Building Addition
As the only dental school in Missouri, UMKC’s School of Dentistry is a major source of available, high quality oral health care. Since its founding in 1941, the UMKC School of Dentistry has been known for community service and free or affordable treatment. The school’s strategic place in health education is especially felt in rural areas, where more practitioners are needed.
Impact
- The strain on existing usable spaces and equipment will be eased by the clinics, labs and classrooms in this addition.
- Class size was increased recently, to allow for 20 additional students to and meet Missouri’s needs. If the School adds 25 more students, enrollment will go from 80 annual entering students to 125 a year.
Project Estimate: $20,180,000 |
Project Funding: |
State $15,390,000 |
Year: 2010 |
School of Medicine Renovations and Health Sciences Education Building Phase II
Teaching laboratories and Patient Simulation labs will be two of the innovative educational features of this project.
Located directly across Charlotte Street from the existing Health Sciences Building will be a research facility. Health Sciences Building Phase II will house interdisciplinary research labs, supporting the scientific investigations of UMKC and its life sciences partners.
Impact
- This will provide a community gateway for agencies that use UMKC services.
- The Health Sciences Library, currently the smallest in UMKC’s peer group, will be improved to support the Med School’s research and education programs.
Project Estimate: $96,000,000 |
Project Funding: |
State $64,000,000 |
Year: 2010 |
University Way Phase II and Realignment
This project will improve those stretches of 52nd and 53rd Streets that deadend into buildings, parking lots or cross streets.
Impact
East – west auto and foot traffic can traverse realigned streets that improve flow and avoid neighborhoods where possible. From Rockhill to Cherry, pedestrians will find a pleasant, user-friendly walk.
Project Estimate: $8,500,000 |
Project Funding: |
Gift $8,500,000 |
Year: 2010 |
Conservatory of Music and Dance
As the University of Missouri campus for visual and performing arts, UMKC will have a Conservatory that enrolls talented students and attracts faculty and staff who are looking for the best.
Impact
Current programs for the Conservatory of Music and Dance are split among three buildings, but the new building will accommodate them all.
Project Estimate: $96,957,000 |
Project Funding: |
State $56,957,000 |
Year: 2011 |
Health Sciences Research Building
Federal dollars are earmarked for this project, which will accommodate users from multiple disciplines.
Impact
Current and developing teams will have the research space they need. Plans include space for offices and other uses.
Project Estimate: $40,000,000 |
Project Funding: |
Federal $10,000,000 |
Year: 2011 |
Convocation/Basketball facility
Construction could start in 2011 on this basketball practice arena, training and sports medicine center, and staff office complex. It will be built on the Volker campus and can double as a convocation site.
Impact
This facility will have a 5,000 to 7,000 seat capacity for games or large campus events.
Project Estimate: $55,000,000 |
Project Funding: |
Federal $6,000,000 |
Year: 2011 |
Volker Hotel and Conference Center
A Request for Proposals for third-party development opportunities on the Volker campus will be issued for this project.
Impact
Groups utilizing the 100-room hotel will have conference space, office and retail space and parking available.
Project Estimate: $40,000,000 |
Project Funding: |
Other $40,000,000 |
Year: 2011 |
Miller Nichols Library renovation
This is Phase III of the planned changes to the Miller Nichols Library, and will renovate the existing structure to make way for interactive, shared and multi-use spaces. At present, the Miller Nichols Library is the smallest library serving a public university in a city of comparable size. Much of the cost of the renovation is for deferred maintenance needs.
Impact
For at least the next 15 years, there will be enough added space for the growth of collections.
Project Estimate: $21,240,000 |
Project Funding: |
State $21,240,000 |
Year: 2012 |
Biological Sciences/Spencer Chemistry renovations
Renovations are needed for these teaching and research facilities, built in 1968.
Impact
Lab systems, teaching, support space and some deferred maintenance will be addressed through this project.
Project Estimate: $30,800,000 |
Project Funding: |
State $30,800,000 |
Year: 2012 |
Troost Avenue Development
A request for proposals for third-party development opportunities on Troost Boulevard from 53rd Street to 54th Street will be issued for this project.
Impact
A development of multi-story retail and residential structures with surface parking will be a welcome addition for UMKC’s people and other neighbors who will frequent these places.
Project Estimate: $12,000,000 |
Project Funding: |
Other $12,000,000 |
Year: 2012 |
Miller Nichols Library parking structure
The project constructs a 300 space parking structure north of the existing Miller Nichols Library.
Impact
The new structure will replace lost surface parking and handle parking needs of the new Interactive Learning Center addition, the new Student Union and anticipated enrollment growth.
Project Estimate: $9,240,000 |
Project Funding: |
Debt $9,240,000 |
Year: 2012 |