Plans for New
OUC Headquarters Move Forward
In a move that will lead to the replacement of OUC’s
38-year-old administration building – and potentially alter
Orlando’s skyline and commercial activity – OUC’s board of
commissioners has given the green light to a $32.8 million
downtown construction project.
According to
Doug Spencer,
Vice President of OUCustomer Connection, the building will be built behind the
current OUC Administration building starting in early 2007 and should be ready
for employees in the Fall of 2008.
The facility is
projected to have street level parking for residential and
commercial customers, one floor for customer service, a
print shop, human resources, a three lane drive-thru for
customer service, several floors for garage parking and
several floors for offices.
Within this
anticipated plan, the City of Orlando has requested that OUC
incorporate into the design an extension of Boone Avenue to
extend south through the property to Lucerne Terrace.
The City of
Orlando also requested that an east/west building
configuration be included in the design to accommodate the
construction being done on I-4.
OUC considered refurbishing its current building and
constructing a new garage, but rejected the option because
of the high risk and cost involved.
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