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
East Campus Solar Array
Current plans encompass the construction of a 1.1 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar array on a two-acre site east of parking Lot 566.
Anticipated Construction Start: June 2025
Anticipated Operational Date: ´³²¹²Ô³Ü²¹°ù²âÌý2026
Total Project Cost: $7,817,250
Size: 2 acres
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
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Construction Budget: $87 million
Gross square footage:Â 176,000 GSF
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UMC HVAC Project
A major construction project is planned for the UMC in spring and summer 2026. Stay tuned and check back for pre-construction details and ongoing updates. You’ll also find available amenities and navigation assistance around the construction site when the project begins.
West District Energy Plant (WDEP)
This heavily used auxiliary facility, which provides heat and cooling to most of the main campus, is being upgraded to extend its life and improve its efficiency. The improvements, which call for replacing a pair of combustion turbines, installing nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduction equipment and retiring one of the plant’s boilers, will reduce the plant’s NOx emissions by over 50% and carbon emissions by 5%, extending the usable life of the plant while campus works toward transitioning to a carbon-neutral future.
Anticipated Construction Start: May 2024
Receipt of New Turbines: June 2025
Anticipated Completion Date:Â January 2026
Budget:Â $43.1 Million