JTS Improvements - Want More

Just curious. Does anyone happen to have the square footage of the Performance Center and the Jacobsen Buildings? No idea where to look. I’m guessing bother were a step up from the Olson Building.

Iowa State planned to seek final approval to begin construction on a $90 million, 100,000-square-foot sports performance center.
 
I hope they wrap the columns holding up the scoreboard. I don't care the the steel cage look.
 
I am curious, for anyone in the construction or commercial property field, what would be a ballpark range to aesthetically enclose the scoreboard supports. Lower end I'd think would be something that matched the look of the cardinal on the retaining wall or black on the upper part of the scoreboard and upper end would be the limestone colored panels on the performance center & north side walkway.
 
When will they replace those pieces of plywood with glass? Its bugging me way more than it should.

They had them in earlier, but they cracked. The VB staff posted some pics from inside and there were a couple of panes with tape on them that were cracked. I would guess that they won't replace those pieces of plywood until the weather warms up and there's no more chance of settling.
 
A CPA like Jamie tends to separate things into “revenue producing” and “non revenue producing”.

Everything you listed above is the latter. Expanding either capacity at JTS or luxury boxes/amenities is distinctly in that other category...and helps pay for your list.

Depends on if you are talking direct revenue or not. The SPC isn't revenue producing. But, if it helps with recruiting, that means better teams, more ticket sales, more donations. The Hilton renovations improve the fan experience and could also affect recruiting. That project could end up helping the bottom line. The projects that have very little chance of affecting revenue are facilities for Olympic sports...and a majority of those projects are already done. Really, only Wrestling and Swimming and Diving are the only programs without major facility upgrades in the last 10 years.

Obviously, the only real direct revenue producing upgrades are expanding/new venues (for revenue sports) and luxury areas.
 
They had them in earlier, but they cracked. The VB staff posted some pics from inside and there were a couple of panes with tape on them that were cracked. I would guess that they won't replace those pieces of plywood until the weather warms up and there's no more chance of settling.
It has nothing to do with settling. They will wait until they know what all their needs are for breakage and attic stock. Lots of little orders means lots of $$$
 
It has nothing to do with settling. They will wait until they know what all their needs are for breakage and attic stock. Lots of little orders means lots of $$$

Why did they break in the first place then? Obviously, they weren't planning on it happening.
 
It has nothing to do with settling. They will wait until they know what all their needs are for breakage and attic stock. Lots of little orders means lots of $$$
Yep, ordering tempered glass is not cheap or quick.
 
I know they are functional and it doesn't really matter when the stadium is full, but I wish they would replace all the old seating. It is very faded. It would be nice if it matched the brightness of our school colors.
 
Is there something we are not supposed to see?? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING???
I wish they would move it down a little more. I can still see the standing parts of the Olsen Building that I thought should have been torn down earlier in the week based on the progress we saw. If I can't see it, I won't be so concerned with why they are still there...
 
It really shows how elevated and "bowled" the hillsides will look/feel when you see this camera angle. The concrete sides are SIGNIFICANTLY higher than the walkway next to the Jake
 
The JackCammer needs to get this fixed. It does rotate back at the :53 mark for 10 seconds about every 5 - 10 minutes. And everything is gone except the mechanical room.JackCam.jpg
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