The Board of Visitors Buildings and Grounds Committee met Thursday to approve an addition to the Major Capital Plan — the Steele Wing Renovation in the West Complex following interior flooding in April. The Committee also heard about historical preservation efforts on Grounds.
The Major Capital Plan includes construction, renovation or infrastructure projects with a budget of $5 million or more, and the Building and Grounds Committee determines whether a project should be added to the plan. The addition of the Steele Wing Renovation project has an estimated cost range of $25 to $30 million, and the Committee approved the project without objection.
According to Lois Stanley, senior vice president for operations, the project came about after serious flooding to the West Complex building in April. Stanley said the Steele Wing is over 100 years old, and the chilled water piping sprung a leak on the top floor, resulting in what Stanley described as a “scene out of a season’s finale for Grey’s Anatomy.” The building has been vacant since…