The University of Virginia Board of Visitors met earlier this week in Charlottesville and the night before they arrived in town, the non-voting representative on the city Planning Commission provided an update on various construction projects.
Michael Joy said work on the Karsh Institute of Democracy on Ivy Road had begun.
“They are currently doing site preparation and excavation of the foundations but you will see as this fall progresses and through the end of the year, you will start to see some of the steel coming out of the ground for that,” Joy said.
The Board of Visitors approved the design for the institute in June 2023 and construction is expected to be complete by 2026.
Joy also reported there is a temporary access road off of Leonard Sandridge Road to get construction crews to Montesanto, a historic house that is the home of the Center for Politics. Last year, the Buildings and Grounds expedited work to renovate the structure and add new space as I reported at the time.
Joy said UVA Health will soon be beginning outreach work on the future of the Grove Street properties UVA owns as well as the Oak Lawn estate in Fifeville purchased last year. A request for proposals for firms was sent out last November and go back and read my article from then for more details.
Meanwhile, the Charlottesville Planning Commission approved a site plan for a ten-story building on 2117 Ivy Road on September 10.
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