Birmingham’s HPM has been selected as construction manager for a $94.5 million culinary science center - including a teaching boutique hotel and restaurant - that is slated to open next year at Auburn University.
Work to prepare the site began in April on the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center, a 142,000-square-foot complex at the corner of East Thach Avenue and South College Street in downtown Auburn. The center is named for the parents of Auburn alumnus and board of trustees member Jimmy Rane, founder and CEO of Great Southern Wood Preserving, who gave $12 million toward the project.
HPM will provide project management support for Auburn’s Facilities Management Administration. Construction is expected to be completed next year. The center will be the first revenue generating academic building on Auburn’s campus.
The center will provide practical learning environments for hospitality and culinary sciences students, with classrooms, demonstration kitchens and food production labs, a brewing science center, and new teaching restaurant on the property. The center will also have six upper-level residences for long-term leasing. There will also be a rooftop swimming pool and bar, full-service spa and other amenities.
The luxury hotel portion of the project is seeking to achieve the AAA Five Diamond certification. HPM previously served as the owner’s representative during construction of a $35 million AAA Five Diamond Hotel in Houston, Texas.
“Our previous history in providing project management leadership on other high-profile hospitality and higher education initiatives made this an ideal fit,” HPM President Mike Lanier said.
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