Courtesy photo: A digital rendering of the 4,100-seat arena planned for the PEC at Coppin State.
By Dave Carey, The Examiner
BALTIMORE - It’s nearly game time for Coppin State.
This week, the university is slated to acquire the last piece of land that will allow it to officially break ground on its $109 million, 170,000-square-foot Physical Education Complex (PEC) as early as late October. Set just north of the existing campus in Baltimore City, the PEC will also house a 67,000-square-foot facilities management and public safety building, along with a 10,000-square-foot satellite central utility plant.
Acting as an agent of Coppin State and manager for the project, the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) is helping to oversee the estimated fall 2009 completion date.
“The way it happens, the university will ask us if we will oversee the project for them, and the legislature approved it a little over a year ago,” said Alison Asti, executive director of the MSA.
The MSA has worked on other major projects around the region. These include the Comcast Center at University of Maryland, College Park and Unitas Stadium at Towson University. Features of the PEC will include a 4,100-seat arena, an eight-lane competitive pool, a fitness center, a racquetball court and an auxiliary gym. An outdoor track, tennis courts and athletic fields are also planned.
But it’s not all about sports.
Classrooms and teaching spaces will be created in the PEC, as well as a place for community outreach program support, Coppin State’s Web site indicated. The MSA also reported that its contracting requires 38 percent minority participation, 8 percent higher than the required state average.
Initially, the Coppin project was proposed as three separate buildings, but site restrictions did not allow for that much physical construction on the property. Development instead has been combined into one multitiered building with different program areas stacked inside. Other physical quirks include the planned addition of subsurface rock to level out uneven ground, and an underground storm water facility to help handle drainage issues.
“It will be a real asset to the neighborhood and community while enlarging the campus,” Asti said. “We have been waiting a long time to have this project [ready]. It’s been on the list for a long time.”
By Dave Carey, The Examiner
BALTIMORE - It’s nearly game time for Coppin State.
This week, the university is slated to acquire the last piece of land that will allow it to officially break ground on its $109 million, 170,000-square-foot Physical Education Complex (PEC) as early as late October. Set just north of the existing campus in Baltimore City, the PEC will also house a 67,000-square-foot facilities management and public safety building, along with a 10,000-square-foot satellite central utility plant.
Acting as an agent of Coppin State and manager for the project, the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) is helping to oversee the estimated fall 2009 completion date.
“The way it happens, the university will ask us if we will oversee the project for them, and the legislature approved it a little over a year ago,” said Alison Asti, executive director of the MSA.
The MSA has worked on other major projects around the region. These include the Comcast Center at University of Maryland, College Park and Unitas Stadium at Towson University. Features of the PEC will include a 4,100-seat arena, an eight-lane competitive pool, a fitness center, a racquetball court and an auxiliary gym. An outdoor track, tennis courts and athletic fields are also planned.
But it’s not all about sports.
Classrooms and teaching spaces will be created in the PEC, as well as a place for community outreach program support, Coppin State’s Web site indicated. The MSA also reported that its contracting requires 38 percent minority participation, 8 percent higher than the required state average.
Initially, the Coppin project was proposed as three separate buildings, but site restrictions did not allow for that much physical construction on the property. Development instead has been combined into one multitiered building with different program areas stacked inside. Other physical quirks include the planned addition of subsurface rock to level out uneven ground, and an underground storm water facility to help handle drainage issues.
“It will be a real asset to the neighborhood and community while enlarging the campus,” Asti said. “We have been waiting a long time to have this project [ready]. It’s been on the list for a long time.”
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