November 19, 2015

UW: Top 10 capital projects

The University of Washington’s 10 biggest projects account for nearly $1.1 billion in spending.

Where will the money go? More than a third — $360 million — is for student housing. Much of the rest is for classroom, office and research construction. Also in the works are a new Burke Museum and a utility plant.

The projects are ranked by budget. All are in planning or construction, or have been completed in the last year.

Left off the list is a $143 million biomedical research building for UW Medicine in South Lake Union. UW will initially lease the building.

The information is from the UW Capital Projects Office.

1. North Campus student housing

Replaces McCarty Hall with three seven-story buildings and a total of 1,870 beds.

Budget: $240 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: Kieran Timberlake

General contractor: W.G. Clark Construction Co.

Construction finish: June 2018

2. Montlake Tower Phase 2

A build-out of 107,000 square feet of shelled spaces in UW Medical Center’s new Montlake Tower. Another 137,000 square feet in Pacific and Muilenburg towers are being renovated.

Budget: $186.3 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: NBBJ

General contractor: Mortenson

Construction finish: October 2017

3. Life Sciences Building

This is a seven-level, 193,600-square-foot lab and office space for the Department of Biology. An 18,000-square-foot greenhouse is also planned.

Budget: $164.8 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: Perkins+Will

General contractor: Skanska USA

Construction finish: July 2018

4. Animal Research and Care Facility

A two-story, underground building that connects to the Foege Building and Hitchcock Hall. The building will provide flexible housing for large and small animals and primates.

Budget: $123.5 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: ZGF Architects, Flad Architects

General contractor: Skanska USA

Construction finish: June 2017

5. Maple and Terry halls

Two seven-story residential buildings totaling 390,000 square feet and 1,090 beds. Housing and Food Services offices are located there. Read more here.

Cost: $119.7 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: Mithun

General contractor: W.G. Clark Construction Co.

Construction finish: August 2015

6. NanoEngineering and Sciences Building

A 78,000-square-foot, six-story research building connecting to the existing Molecular Engineering & Sciences Building. Read more here.

Budget: $81.9 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: ZGF Architects

General contractor: Hoffman Construction Co.

Construction finish: November 2016

7. Denny Hall renovation

Denny Hall is the oldest building on the UW campus. The 86,400-square-foot classroom building is receiving an array of building-systems upgrades. Read more here.

Budget: $52.9 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: Hacker

General contractor: BNBuilders

Construction finish: August 2016

8. New Burke Museum

A three-story, 110,000-square-foot replacement building for the Burke Museum. It’s planned for a site west of the existing museum.

Budget: $51.1 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: Olson Kundig

General contractor: Skanska USA

Construction finish: To be determined

9. Fluke Hall renovation

Fluke Hall is a research building. Work involves upgrades to its infrastructure to support lab and clean-room tenant improvements.

Budget: $37 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: HDR

General contractor: Hoffman Construction Co.

Construction finish: April 2017

10. West Campus Utility Plant

This 17,000-square-foot building will house generators, chillers, cooling towers and other equipment. When fully built out it will be able to produce 12 megawatts of emergency power and 10,500 tons of chilled water.

Budget: $36.2 million

Location: Seattle

Architect: Miller Hull Partnership

General contractor: Mortenson

Construction finish: January 2017

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