Community and Civic Engagement Baton Rouge Landmass

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Project Summary

The Matthews Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a new state of the art 14,000 square foot building that will house expanded programming creating the Southern University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. The Innovation Center nurtures the development of entrepreneurial companies, helping them survive and grow during the start up period when they are most vulnerable. These programs provide their client companies with business support services and resources tailored to young firms.

MATTHEWS CENTER FOR INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP - PROJECT SUMMARY

Building Data

Total Building Area 12,000 sf

Number of Stories 2

Office Space 4,467 sf

Training Areas/Public Spaces 3,318 sf

Conference Rooms 1,904 sf

Building Support 2,510 sf

COST ESTIMATE

TOTAL PROJECT COST $4,800,000

Building

Project Summary

The SU Alumni Federation’s vision for the Alumni Center is to provide space for Alumni operations and Housing. The Center is to be built on a five-acre parcel of land located on Scott’s Bluff directly south of Harding Boulevard near the bend at Netterville Drive and near the historical “Red Stick”sculpture. Plans are currently being developed, but it is estimated that the facility will include a 28,000-square-foot alumni center at Southern University and a 250-unit student housing complex. The SU Alumni Federation will develop, own and operate both the student housing and alumni center projects.