Construction to begin on new UF office building, Eastside Campus

June 25, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida recently held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new building to be constructed at UF’s Eastside Campus, 2124 NE Waldo Rd. The ceremony was coordinated by UF’s Community Relations and Facilities and Planning offices.

Speakers included President Bernie Machen, as well as Ed Poppell, vice president for business affairs, Scherwin Henry, District 1 commissioner/mayor pro tem and Rodney Long, Alachua County Commissioner.

Scheduled for completion in April 2010, the building will serve more than 300 employees and will be named at a later date. Originally planned as a four-story, 65,000-square-foot structure, market conditions allowed for an increase to 82,000-square-feet, with no increase in construction costs. The completed structure will be three stories tall and gold-certified according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.

The building will expand the university presence in east Gainesville and assist with economic revitalization efforts in that area. More information (previous news release) on the new Eastside Campus building is available at .