LSU Nicholson Gateway Presentation to LSU Board of Supervisors on February 1, 2013

1. NICHOLSON
GATEWAY
GRACE & HEBERT
ARCHITECTS
BRAILSFORD &
DUNLAVEY
WALKER PARKING

2. Nicholson Gateway
Development Goals
Solve the housing problem
• Improve housing offerings,
attract/retain residents,
accommodate growing population
Improve the quality and use
of the corridor
• Create a new center for the
campus and the surrounding
community
• Contribute to campus recruitment
for University students, faculty
and staff
• Enhance the game day
experience- retail/entertainment,
improved environment for
tailgating, convenient parking, etc.

3. Nicholson Gateway- 9 Month Study
July- October-
March-May June-July September December
Market/ Concept Concept BOARD
Master Plan
Program Exploration Development REVIEW
BOARD
Concept Development BOARD BOARD
Schematic
Exploration
APPROVAL Plan/ Program APPROVAL Design APPROVAL

4. Strengthen
Connections

5. Transforming the
Corridor
A Sense of Arrival
Extend the Campus
Extend the City
Enhance Everyday
Enhance Game Day
A Vibrant Center

6. Nicholson Gateway Working Group

7. Nicholson Gateway Working Group
Residential Life
Student Life
Planning, Design, & Construction
University Auxiliary Services
Athletics
Tiger Athletic Foundation
Chancellor’s Office
FAS
Purchasing
Academic Affairs
Student Government
RHA, President
Family/Graduate Housing
Parking, Traffic &Transportation
Facility Services
LSU Foundation

8. Stakeholder and Community Engagement
Market/ Concept Concept Documentation
Program Exploration Development
Spring Early Late Summer/ Fall
Summer Early Fall

9. Stakeholder and Community Engagement
LSU Senior Leadership
LSU Foundation
Tiger Athletics Foundation
LSU Alumni Association
Facility Design and Development Committee
Budget Planning and Accounting Services
Market/ Concept Concept Documentation
LSU Athletics
Program Exploration Development
LSU Residential Life
Student Groups
University Auxiliary Services, Dining
City and State Facility and Traffic Agencies
FuturEBR
Spring Early Late Summer/ Stakeholders
Campus Fall
Summer EarlyLocal Elected Officials
Fall

10. Interactive Process
Working Model Alternative Scenarios

11. market study

12. Mixed Use- Market Analysis
• Analyze current market for retail,
housing, and office (spending, rent,
occupancy)
• Evaluate demand drivers such as
local/regional demographics, LSU
population, game day visits, and
tourism
• Establish development program
based on market demand and
financial viability
• Consider indirect benefits
(reposition edges, compete for
students, grow endowment, etc)

13. Student Residential Market Analysis
• Analyze local market including on
and off-campus housing
• Compare to regional and national
trends in higher education
• Assembly of student preferences
through focus groups and web-
based survey (campus location, unit
type, etc.)
• Translate demand into development
program

14. Mixed Use- Project Benchmarks
Same Scale
Comparisons
Champion Square, New Orleans, LA Eddy Street Commons; Notre Dame, IN
AT&T Plaza; Dallas, TX South Campus Gateway; OSU, Columbus, OH
Nokia Plaza; Los Angeles, CA Calhoun St Marketplace, U Cincinnati, OH

15. South Campus Gateway
The Ohio State University

16. nicholson
corridor

17. Nicholson Corridor
100 acres
Largest remaining tract
of underdeveloped land
near the campus core

18. Gateway Experience
urban
traditional
campus
mixed use
core
parkway

19. W Roosevelt
Proposed Traffic Controls
Aster
Pedestrian Hawk Light
Traffic Light- proposed
Traffic Light- existing
Hawk Light- proposed
Rotary- proposed
2 Lane Rotary

20. Bike and Pedestrian
Circulation
Main Campus Walk
Bike Path

21. Nicholson Drive - proposed section
69’
EXISTING
69’

23. nicholson
gateway

24. Nicholson Gateway

25. Development Program
Mixed Use Center
• 120,000 SF Retail
• 110,000 SF Office
• 90 Faculty/Staff Apartments
• 370 beds, Student Housing
West Side Residential District
• 870 Beds, Student Housing
East Side District
• Parking Deck on old softball field
site, not part of Nicholson
Gateway development project

26. Building Use

27. Mixed Use Center

28. North Stadium Drive Extension

29. View from North Stadium

30. Plaza View

31. Residential District

32. Gateway looking south

33. Promenade

34. Greenway View

35. Nicholson Gateway
Outcomes
• Improves the quality and
use of the corridor
• Improves housing
offerings, attract/retain
residents, accommodates
growing population
• Creates a new center for
the campus and the
surrounding community
• Contributes to campus
recruitment for University
students, faculty and staff
• Enhances the game day
experience