309 Green
| 309 East Green | |
|---|---|
| File:309 Green Street Champaign.jpg North view of 309 Green | |
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| Alternative names | Campus Corner Three-O-Nine University Tower Whopper |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Residential |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Campustown |
| Address | 309 East Green St., Champaign, Illinois |
| Country |  United States |
| Coordinates | 40°06′36″N 88°14′03″W / 40.110068°N 88.234241°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Construction started | Spring 2007 |
| Completed | January 2008 |
| Opened | September 2008, January 2008 |
| Cost | 40 million US Dollars |
| Owner | American Campus Communities |
| Height | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 24 |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture |
| Other designers | Elston Window & Wall |
| Main contractor | Broeren Russo Inc. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 110 apartments |
| Parking | 219 spaces |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
History[edit]
Originally, the land at 309 E. Green St. in Champaign, Illinois had been occupied by a Burger King. The fast-food establishment closed was demolished in May 2007 to make way for the construction of the 309 Green skyscraper.[4]
Building Design[edit]
The tower was designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, and was the first luxury high-rise apartment building constructed on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. 309 Green also became the tallest building in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area upon its completion, surpassing the Tower at Third.[5]
The first floor of the tower is occupied by sales office space for American Campus Communities, who purchased 309 Green, along with 14 other student housing properties in the fall of 2012 for a total sale of $627 million.[6] A parking structure spans the second through seventh floors, while an outdoor pool and fitness center are housed on the eighth floor. The ninth through twenty-fourth floors are a mixture of two and four bedroom apartments.
Planned Counterpart[edit]
Intially, developers planned to construct a counterpart to 309 Green in the adjacent lot at 311 East Green street, which was occupied by the College Corner Mall. The first plans called for the 311 Green development to be a 20-story apartment complex, which would be connected to 309 Green via an adjoining skyway.[7]
Due to the Great Recession in the United States in 2008, plans for the 311 Green tower were placed on hold. Then by the end of 2011, plans began to move forward with the demolition of the old College Corner Mall. Plans for the size of the tower were also scaled back to an 8-story complex that would have first floor retail space and 70 apartments on the second through eighth floors.[8] As of the start of 2014, construction has yet to begin on the once planned 311 Green, and updates on the project status have not been announced by the developers.
References[edit]
- ↑ Monson, Mike (May 7, 2007). "C-U getting new king of buildings on campus". News Gazette. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ Wurth, Julie (August 21, 2008). "Delays force Champaign high-rises to postpone move-ins". News Gazette. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ Wurth, Julie (October 1, 2008). "High-rise residents happy to be settling into new apartments". News Gazette. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ "New luxury apartments rising high above the standards". The Daily Illini. October 26, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ↑ "HP Architecture 309 Project Page". Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ "American Campus Completes Purchase of Campus Acquisitions Portfolio". Business Wire. Austin, TX. September 17, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Demolition under way on College Corner Mall building". News Gazette. December 23, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Champaign Building Being Torn Down". WAND TV. WorldNow and WAND. December 23, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
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