The Department of Campus Planning & Facilities Management at ǿմý has completed many projects with partners across campus—and is currently working on several projects to enhance the university community.
See our completed projects and take a look at our ongoing projects.
Current Projects
Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Building
Per ǿմý’s 2019 Strategic Plan, the university seeks to achieve $600 million in annual research funding over the next decade. A new, five-story, 189,000-square-foot research building is proposed on the current site of Yost Hall, consistent with the 2015 Campus Master Plan. The building will include wet labs, dry labs—including shared core lab and technology platforms.
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Dental Research Building Office Build-out
This project will renovate 20,000 square feet of vacant space in the Dental Research Building to create administrative offices and dry research spaces, allowing departments from the Nursing Research Building to relocate and enabling its full renovation in fall 2025. The renovation will enhance functionality with updated systems, add windows for natural light, and prepare 4,500 square feet of flexible “white box” space for future needs.
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Robbins Wet Lab Renovation
The project renovates nearly the entire 4th floor of the Robbins Building to accommodate the School of Medicine's needs. The space, vacated by the move of medical education to the Health Education Campus (HEC), will be used to consolidate and modernize labs for departments currently in the Institute of Pathology. Additional updates include new windows, restrooms, and renovations to a lecture hall, offices, and common areas, totaling nearly 30,000 square feet of lab space.
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Gross Anatomy Lab Renovation
The 15,000-square-foot renovation of the Robbins Building will consolidate all gross anatomy labs onto the ground floor, creating a state-of-the-art teaching space for the MD, PA, Master of Anatomy, and Dental programs. The project includes mortuary and cadaver storage areas, locker rooms, departmental offices, and upgrades to aging systems, finishes, and equipment from the original 1967 construction.
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Veterans Administration Build Out
This project will renovate about half of the 4th floor of 11000 Cedar Ave for the Veterans Administration 3D printing medical operation. The other half of the 4th floor will be held as shell space for use by future tenants. The project includes a redesigned floor plan, finishes consistent with the Human Fusions Institute, and new MEPT systems to support the space. The total project area is 20,456 gross square feet.
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Completed Projects
Wade Park Community Engagement Center
The project involved demolishing the existing garage, obtaining approval for business operations, and renovating the building's interior and exterior. The second-floor porch and third-floor exterior door were removed, and the interior was redesigned for community outreach, including staff offices and meeting areas. A new parking lot, accessibility ramp, and updated landscaping were also added.
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Biology Teaching Labs
To meet the growing demand for STEM spaces, ǿմý repurposed vacated clinical space on the ground floor of the Dental Research building into 30,000 square feet of new lab facilities. The renovation created nine teaching labs, two resource labs, support facilities, faculty offices, and student collaboration areas, along with upgrades to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
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South Residential Village Residence Halls
South Residential Village added two new residence halls, Fayette House and Noyes House, on a former parking lot, providing 600 new beds and increasing the total to about 1,400. This expansion allows the university to consolidate second-year housing and accommodate future enrollment growth. The project also added wellness areas, study spaces, lounges, meeting rooms, rehearsal spaces, and outdoor amenities like volleyball, grilling areas, hammocks, and green space.
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Midtown Collaboration Center - Third Floor Build-out
The university is committed to expanding its community health efforts to the Midtown area of Cleveland as one of the many tenants in The Cleveland Foundation’s Midtown Collaboration Center (MCC).
Learn more about the Midtown Collaboration Center - Third Floor Build-out
Ford Road Garage
In a partnership with University Circle Inc., ǿմý demolished the existing Ford Road garage and constructed a new surface parking lot with 76 standard and accessible parking spaces. Site improvements include a decorative fence with a security gate, landscaping, site lighting, and bench seating.
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Robbins Neurosciences Lab
The project renovated ~75% of the seventh floor to create a transformative space that is highly functional and supports collaboration and shared resources. In turn, this will help attract new principal investigators elevating the Department of Neurosciences and ǿմý as a whole.
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Robbins Nutrition Kitchen
Instructors will teach up to 48 students in residential cooking techniques on domestic-type equipment. This includes range top cooking, baking in the oven, nutritional food preparation and other cooking techniques, in the manner of a residential kitchen.
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Human Fusions Institute
ǿմý renovated the third floor of 11000 Cedar Avenue to create 20,400 square feet of new laboratory, office, meeting and collaboration space for the Human Fusions Institute. In addition to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades, the space was outfitted with unique elements to support and enable research by the Human Fusions Institute. Specialized program components include a large robotics test arena, a submersible testing tank, presentation spaces equipped with advanced technology and enhancements to audiovisual and security systems throughout the facility.
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Olin Building Renovation
ǿմý renovated 13,600 square feet of the third, fourth and eighth floors of the Olin Building for use by the Department of Computer and Data Sciences. The interior renovations enhanced the student experience by creating dynamic spaces where students can collaborate, study and perform computational research. Additional interior alterations included upgrades to classrooms, office spaces, and restrooms on the renovated floors. The building’s exterior presence was improved by creating a vibrant, inviting and intuitive entry sequence and incorporating new landscaping and hardscapes.