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What's up with all the construction?

What’s up with all the construction?

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter Dec 4, 2019

Getting from the Fountains to the main campus is about to get much easier as a new road leading to the Fountains to Lot 18 is being built. Currently, getting to and from campus can be a little tedious,...

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What’s happening to the softball field?

Logan Ansteatt Feb 11, 2018

If you’ve endured the walk to campus from Lot 18 this semester, you’ve probably noticed the construction work being done to the softball field. So, what is being done and how much is it costing? The...

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Construction around UNF: New buildings, parking lots & more

Construction around UNF: New buildings, parking lots & more

Ronnesha Rodgers Jul 18, 2017

The university will look a little different in the future thanks to the multiple construction projects going on around campus. The J. Brooks Brown Hall, Building 39 and 39A, is currently under...

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University replacing water lines

University replacing water lines

Ronnie Rodgers Jun 1, 2017

  https://youtu.be/1GMjESCCPtc If you’ve walked past the Brooks College of Health, then you’ve seen the huge mounds of dirt and construction workers. The construction is due to the university...

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 Photo courtesy of Andrea Mestdagh

Lot 7 closed for maintenance; Skinner-Jones Hall to be under construction until Spring 2018

Tiffany Salameh Aug 18, 2016
Lot 7, the parking lot wedged between the engineering building and a shuttle stop, will be closed for maintenance for over a year, as Skinner-Jones Hall is under construction.
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The parking spaces noted above will be inaccessible until Sept. 16. Graphic by Cassidy Alexander

Lot 53 is getting a facelift; will be partially inaccessible

Cassidy Alexander Jul 29, 2016

Lot 53 will be under construction starting Monday, Aug. 1. Half of the lot will be inaccessible to park in, but the other half will remain open. Starting at 7 a.m., the west/main entrance to the parking...

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Students can expect several closures around campus during President Obama's visit. Photo by Morgan Purvis

Arena walkway teardown: What to expect

Tiffany Butler Jun 12, 2016
Monday, June 13 marks the beginning of demolition on the arena walkway and iconic UNF staircase across from the Osprey Fountain.
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UNF student John Spinks breaks ground on new HGTV competition show

Jake Stofan Jul 24, 2014
UNF Construction Management senior John Spinks and his wife Whitney Spinks were chosen to appear on the new HGTV competitive show Flipping the Block. John explains how the couple was chosen to be on the show, what led him to construction, and their plans for the future.
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Osprey Clubhouse opening soon

Spinnaker Mar 24, 2014
Construction on the Osprey Clubhouse will be complete May 1 and will feature a pool deck, laundry facilities, a game room, a gazebo, and Pita Pit.
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Pocket park landscaping delayed

Blake Middleton Mar 18, 2014
Set to be completed Dec. 15, the pocket park is open but bare, and will be furnished with benches and landscaping in April.
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More construction between buildings 14 and 15

Blake Middleton Mar 18, 2014
The underground hot and chilled water pipe between Buildings 14 and 15 is being replaced because it is 35 years old and there was a leak in one of the hot water pipes just after winter break.
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Third floors being added to build up core campus

Blake Middleton Nov 15, 2013
Construction on Buildings 3 and 4 to add another floor will start in July or August 2014 and will last for 12 to 13 months, said Zak Ovadia, director of campus planning.
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