Groundbreaking set for new academic building

Coastal Carolina University scheduled the groundbreaking for the second academic office/classroom building, a three-story brick building, to be built on campus on Friday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m.

Located on Chanticleer Drive East next to the Wall College of Business and Brittain Hall, the 52,000-square-foot building will house approximately 60 faculty and staff offices for various departments, including computer science, recreation and sports management, psychology and University honors.

Sixteen classrooms are also planned, accommodating from 25 to 35 students each, and a “grab and go” restaurant operated by Aramark. There will also be an 1,800-square-foot data center that will house 44 staff members.

The construction project will provide additional parking, and the projected cost of construction is $18 million.

The design team consists of Garvin Design Group (architect), Kyzer & Timmerman (structural), RMF Engineering and Castles Engineering.

The general contractor is Monteith Construction Corp.

The estimated construction time is 14 months, with substantial completion expected March 2017.