Balfour Beatty to Renovate Student Housing High-rise at UNC Charlotte

By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor

Holshouser Hall current look

Balfour Beatty Construction has landed yet another contract at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), recently announcing being appointed construction manager at-risk for renovations at the university’s 202-bed Holshauer Hall, located in  the South Village area of the campus.   This the company’s third major contract at UNC Charlotte, following the successful completion of the university’s Student Union in 2009 and landing the contract for a newly-built 400-bed freshmen residence hall in 2013 in a joint venture partnership with Metcon Inc.

Balfour Beatty is set to execute renovations throughout the 100,135-square-foot 11-story residence hall, including replacing the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, as well as all the windows. A significant component of the renovation will include asbestos abatement at the 1973-built student housing. The elevator system will undergo a major upgrade, as will the building’s façade, which will be clad in brick. Some demolition work is also expected to take place. Upon completion the high-rise dorm will feature single and double rooms, lounge areas, meeting rooms, new patios, walkways and two resident advisor apartments.

Holshouser Hall Rendering

Stewart Engineering, another company with a successful track record at UNC Charlotte, will provide civil engineering services. Award-winning architecture and engineering firm Clark, Nexsen, Owen, Barbieri & Gibson, P.C., also known as Clark Nexsen, PC is another participant in the project.

Construction is set to kick off in May 2014 with a targeted completion for the summer of 2015, in time for the new college semester. The cost of the renovation project has yet to be disclosed.

Rendering courtesy of Balfour Beatty

Photo courtesy of UNC Charlotte