Jefferson Community & Technical College is redeveloping a portion of its downtown campus to give it truer college campus vibes.
The $90 million project will occur between First and Second Streets — mainly in its current parking lot near the Broadway McDonald’s — over two phases.
The new green space will be the largest downtown, not counting Waterfront Park.
Rendering by Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects
Here’s what’s on the phase one docket:
- $20 million, 520-car parking structure
- 8,000 sqft of retail space for coffee shops or restaurants within the parking structure
- $26 million science building with 40,000 sqft
- Green space with cornhole, disc golf, and mini soccer field — which will be the second-largest green space downtown, after Waterfront Park
Construction will begin on the first phase this fall and is scheduled to be complete in 2025. Phase two will include razing Hartford Hall to build a new math and humanities building + constructing a pedestrian walkway across First Street.