Post on 09-Jun-2020
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Blinn College New Campus Proposal
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Background - Gift of Land
• Realized need to accommodate continued growth of Blinn • Began discussing gift to Blinn in 2010 • Federal funding secured for 7-lane overpass at Hwy. 6/Old
Reliance – construction now completed • Lobbied successfully to have the proposed property annexed
into the Bryan city limits • Old Reliance Rd expanded to 5 lanes • Dedicated a 75’ R.O.W. to the City to bring current
infrastructure – power, sewer and water lines now in place
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The Gift of Land
• 50 Acres – Gift of Land • 50 Acres – First Right of Refusal – allows for phased growth • City utilities already in place to the site • 4 points of access: SH 6, SH 21, Austin Colony Pkwy, and
Old Reliance Rd
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Site Features • Approx. 330 Ac. Mixed Use
Development • Campus/Education, Retail,
Commercial, Office, Residential • Multiple points of access able to
accommodate >20K students • Addresses immediate, intermediate
and long-term needs of Blinn
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Old Reliance Site
Kroger Center Premiere Cinema
Target Center
Texas A&M
Villa Maria Campus
Coulter Airport Industrial Park
Austin’s Colony Austin’s Estates
Rudder High School
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Phase 1 – Immediate Need
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Phase 1 – Immediate Need
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Phase 2 – Intermediate Need
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Phase 3 • Long-term Conceptual
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Phase 3 • Long-term Conceptual
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Site Features • Ability to phase expansion
with student growth • Community Based Campus
with full amenities
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Cost for Phase 1
Site Improvements • Streets, parking, and access • Internal waterlines and fire protection • Sanitary sewer services • Storm sewer and water feature/detention area • Site grading • Site improvements approximately $2.5 M (with
15% contingency, $2.9 M) • 8-9 months from commencement of plans to
completion of site work (6 months if phased)
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Costs for Phase 1
Buildings • 4 new classroom buildings, 13,230 SF each • Cost to purchase - $7 M-$9 M • Cost to lease (10yr): $700K/yr-$900K/yr • Flexible Terms – Blinn decides best option