Projects in Planning Phase

1164 W. Dillon Road

CU Boulder has purchased the property at 1164 W. Dillon Road in Louisville (at the junction of U.S. 36 and McCaslin Boulevard), previously home to a Cinebarre movie theater. Campus’s intention for the property is to build a transit-oriented mixed use development that includes housing for faculty, staff and possibly graduate students.

A comprehensive plan for development is expected to be completed by December 2025. CU Boulder will continue to engage campus constituents, community members and City of Louisville leaders as plans for the site take shape.

Chemistry and applied mathematics facility

CU Boulder is in the planning phase of a project to construct a new academic facility aimed at advancing research and educational opportunities in chemistry and applied mathematics on the southeast side of the Business School Field along Regent Drive on Main Campus. The facility will host modern research laboratories for chemistry, applied mathematics and specialized quantum research, supporting research missions in analytical spectroscopy, environmental chemistry and computational mathematics.

Anticipated Construction Start: June 2025
Anticipated Occupancy: June 2027
Construction Cost: $127 million
Total Project Cost: $175.43 million
Gross square footage: 77,000 ASF / 136,000 GSF

Residence Two

Residence Two will be the second new, modern housing building to open in the NBC area.  It will house approximately 350 upper-division or graduate students in on-campus apartment-style housing.  It will provide amenities that will benefit the greater neighborhood population, including a food market, graduate family housing office, and study spaces for students..

Anticipated Construction Start: 2025
Anticipated Construction Finish: August 2027
Budget: $116 million
Construction Budget: $87 million
Gross square footage: 176,000 GSF

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UMC HVAC Project