‘Real Estate Weekly’: Redevelopment plans for LSU property progressing

A consultant hired by LSU is formulating redevelopment options for the area along Nicholson Drive that includes married student housing and the old Alex Box Stadium site. AECOM, an international design, engineering and program management firm, is tasked with developing concepts to “transform the Nicholson corridor on campus,” says Steven Waller, director of LSU’s Department of Residential Life. Part of that task includes boiling down the information gathered from public meetings and stakeholder interviews held in March and April into a list of several concepts for further review. LSU wants better housing for its graduate students and would like to see some retail options as part of the project, but it hasn’t set any specific goals or guidelines beyond that, choosing instead to keep its options open. The retail elements could benefit the surrounding community while also serving the campus, Waller says. He says another round of public meetings may be held in late June. —David Jacobs Read the complete Real Estate Weekly e-newsletter here.