Coppin State University’s proposed facilities master plan includes visions for three new residence halls and a new auditorium, as well as a number of new or renovated student spaces, athletic facilities and outdoor areas — projects that will cost close to $600 million in total over the next 10 years.
The proposal, which outlines the university’s plans for new campus buildings, renovations to existing buildings, and other improvements to the campus’s infrastructure, was presented to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Committee on Finance during the committee’s Wednesday meeting.
The most expensive project included in Coppin’s facilities master plan is a new auditorium, which is slated to replace the school’s existing James Weldon Johnson Auditorium and is estimated to cost $103.8 million. Located at the entrance to the school along West North Avenue, the auditorium dates back to 1972. Replacing it with an updated facility “is a tremendous opportunity to completely transform Coppin’s image and identity along North Avenue,” the master plan reads.
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