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TruePoint wrote:
Taylor Swift wrote:They're going to reopen as an outlet style mall (think Wrentham Village, but indoors). I'm hoping they'd get some good retailers there, but knowing how our state government works that is up for debate. Not sure that anyone in the State House would want to see a successful business here.

I also think Warwick Mall is pretty useless other than Macy's, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, Target, and H&M.
What about Sam Goodie and the Ground Round!??

Zayer's and Paperama.
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Taylor Swift wrote:
TruePoint wrote:
Taylor Swift wrote:They're going to reopen as an outlet style mall (think Wrentham Village, but indoors). I'm hoping they'd get some good retailers there, but knowing how our state government works that is up for debate. Not sure that anyone in the State House would want to see a successful business here.

I also think Warwick Mall is pretty useless other than Macy's, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, Target, and H&M.
What about Sam Goodie and the Ground Round!??

Zayer's and Paperama.
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Does anyone have any updates on how this project is going? Construction was supposed to begin in February of 2015, but I haven't noticed any outward appearances of construction. It certainly would seem that the target completion date of July 2019 is in jeopardy unless I'm missing something.
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In the absence of specific information so far for how the engineering complex is coming along, I looked up the process for the new chemistry building. That one was approved on the 2010 ballot, I couldn't find an anticipated completion date from that time. The groundbreaking for the building was held May 5th, 2014 and it seems like the building is going to be open in the fall. I'd love to know why it took 3.5 years to go from voter approval to groundbreaking.
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According to the Governor's capital budget recommendations, construction should start at the beginning of the 2017 fiscal year. She recommends a bond question on this year's ballot for $25.5 million for phase 2 of the project.
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All I know is, is that URI is becoming one hell of a university. This is not your grandfathers URI. Fantastic stuff.
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Was down at URI this weekend, still no obvious signs of demolition/construction taking place. From walking by and looking in windows it still seemed like there might be a lot of equipment still inside, I'd imagine all that stuff would have to be removed before the project could even get under way.
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RhowdyRam02 wrote:Was down at URI this weekend, still no obvious signs of demolition/construction taking place. From walking by and looking in windows it still seemed like there might be a lot of equipment still inside, I'd imagine all that stuff would have to be removed before the project could even get under way.
Yea maybe there's a delay in financing or some sort of construction demolition ordinance. Hopefully is picks up quickly.
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Not related to the Engineering Project but good news nonetheless.....

http://advance.uri.edu/programming/emai ... ibbon.html
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It looks like a crane is in place on East Alumni Ave. on the far side of Kelley

http://egr.uri.edu/quad-camera/
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No obvious demolition has taken place yet, but they've built a staging area in the middle of the engineering quad. I believe demolition will begin in January now.
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Demolition of Crawford, Kelly, Kelly Annex, Gilbreth and Wales Halls will begin in January or February with construction of the new building beginning in late summer.
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Great news! Great project for URI!!
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The project begins next week.
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Great to hear. Finally thinking BIG.
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Kelley is gone and Crawford is mostly gone. Looks like Gilbreth is next on the chopping block.

http://egr.uri.edu/construction-live-view/
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I need to drive by the area. I spent many a long evening in labs at Kelley Hall.
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I haven't seen the site plan, but I was hoping they would have tried to save those two enormous cottonwood trees that lived in the center of the engineering quad, too bad. Good to see progress at least.
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Attached picture rendering of the layout.
- $125 million for Phase I of the College of Engineering Master Plan. Fall Classes to begin in 2019
- $44.5 million was approved in November 2016 for Phase II of the COE Master Plan for Addition to and Renovation of Bliss Hall
- In November 2018, a Bond Issue will be on the Ballot for New Ocean Engineering Facilities on the Bay Campus which will complete Phase III of the COE Master Plan
Engineering Building Layout.png
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URI launches construction of $125 million engineering complex
State, business and University leaders participate in ceremonial groundbreaking
Posted on April 24, 2017

190,000-square-foot facility set to open in summer of 2019


https://today.uri.edu/news/uri-launches ... g-complex/
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Still cleaning up the rubble from Wales, but all of the engineering buildings have now been demolished.
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The first wall is going up now.

http://egr.uri.edu/construction-live-view/
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Great progress, should really pick up now.
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The topping out ceremony is today
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Good progress. Crazy when buildings this size are built on campus, totally changes viewsheds, in a good way, for example from flag road.
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Was on campus today. I had thought Bliss Hall wasn't going to be renovated until the new engineering building was finished next summer, but they're working on it now. Most of the windows were out and had plywood over them, so at first I figured they were just replacing them over the summer, but the noise coming from the building suggests heavier construction and they had dumpsters outside the building. I can't imagine it will be open when classes start in the fall
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RhowdyRam02 wrote:Was on campus today. I had thought Bliss Hall wasn't going to be renovated until the new engineering building was finished next summer, but they're working on it now. Most of the windows were out and had plywood over them, so at first I figured they were just replacing them over the summer, but the noise coming from the building suggests heavier construction and they had dumpsters outside the building. I can't imagine it will be open when classes start in the fall
Correct, I'm an engineer and have heard from faculty that they are relocating classes from Bliss to other sites for this coming semester and maybe year. In a fortunate circumstance for the new project, the granite rock used for 3 sides of the building during construction in 1928 happened to run out from the previous campus quarry which was used. Therefore the back of the building was finished with brick, and unlike the other walls this can be altered/rebuilt.

While the face of Bliss will remain as is to maintain the quadrangle views, the rear of the building will be expanded and modified to align more with the architecture of the new engineering building.

What remains to be seen is how long the staff/students will be kept out of Bliss, whether it is the duration of the rear addition work or only until the new columns/walls connecting to the rear addition are built.
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https://today.uri.edu/news/new-uri-engi ... on-campus/

The main building will be ready for Fall 2019 and Bliss should reopen January 2020
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Thanks for sharing these updates with us all.
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URI alum donating $10M to benefit new College of Engineering complex
https://pbn.com/uri-alum-donating-10m-t ... g-complex/


Businessman and University of Rhode Island alumnus Michael D. Fascitelli is donating $10 million to help equip the university’s new engineering complex and to create an endowed fund for the College of Engineering.
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