About:
The University Village project is a for profit entity operating under DataCationDevelopment Group. Although the original thought for University Village was to resemble a traditional campus, it has been redesigned to be constructed in either a traditional campus setting or interwoven into the fabric of the city or town in which it is being located.
University Village is designed to provide a community with educational facilities and corporate tenants that will work symbiotically for the overall success of the community and corporate partners. Each campus will provide similar opportunities and facilities, each city or town may have additional facilities based on the needs or industries in each location.
University Village Standard Facilities:
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DataCation Education Facilities (High School/Middle School Level)
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DataCation Data Facilities
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Lab & Research Facilities
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Start-Up/Incubator Space
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Next Level Start-Up Facilities
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Workforce Development Facilities
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Light Manufacturing Facilities
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Commercial/Residential/Retail Space
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Senior Citizen Housing
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Veterans Housing
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Community Healthcare Facilities
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Graduate/Post-Graduate Housing
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Performing Arts/Education Facility
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Parks/Open/Green Space
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Designed as a Live/Work/Play Environment
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Nano-Fabrication Facility
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Chip Foundry
University Village Purpose:
The focus of University Village’s residential community is to provide the overwhelming majority of apartments as affordable/below market rate housing. University Village is designed to be a community where newly graduated college students, young families starting out and people just entering the workforce can live in a growing, vibrant setting. This philosophy is designed to keep the next generation of young people in the community and put an end to the “brain drain” dilemma, as well as providing opportunities to a vastly underserved population. DataCation Development Group wants to be a catalyst in changing the negative economic conditions, high unemployment, access to only low wage jobs, high crime and the breakdown of the family structure that continues in communities throughout the country.
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In some communities, DataCation Development Group may be involved with the creation of low-income housing that will be a part of a University Village community.
The Vision:
Using the University Village Campus concept as the foundation for the Community Innovation District, the DataCation Development Group envisions what people will see as they enter the campus. They will see restaurants and retail stores with three to four story apartment buildings above them. They will walk along tree lined streets and have easy access to open green spaces, with people sitting on blankets with their friends and families, walking dogs and riding bicycles. There will be multiple apartments and commercial buildings as they move through the campus; buildings will contain residence for senior citizens, veterans and college students; who will be studying applied science, engineering, nursing, computer sciences and the bio-sciences at the college, graduate and advanced levels.
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Moving further through the campus, they will see new bio-science and research facilities being used by local universities, large bio-tech and research firms, hospitals, and healthcare networks; as well as start-up companies. Looking further through the campus they would come upon the corporate headquarters of a major bio-technology/life sciences firm and a second headquarters for a major Fortune 1000 company.
Mixed in with these corporate headquarters, research facilities, residences and retail locations is a DataCation data center and educational building, as well as a facility for start-up firms and space devoted to incubators for both high tech and bio-tech. At the center, there will be a shopper’s village with a new boutique hotel added to the surrounding footprint. Interwoven throughout the University Village Campus will be green space, parks and plenty of trees.
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The Concept:
The concept behind University Village was to create a “smart city” community where one could work, live and play all within walking distance, but also a community where every corporation, research firm, hospital and data center/education piece would work with each other symbiotically. The strength and sustainability of the campus relies on all of the pieces working together as one to benefit all involved. The entire site will be supported by a brand new fiber optic network.
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University Village is intended to be a more pedestrian friendly environment; with as little motor vehicle traffic as possible. We will research new connections to mass transit and parking will be available, but minimized to encourage walkability and the use of bicycles. This will allow for the maximum amount of green space and a long term sustainable campus. All aspects of a “smart city” plan – energy efficiency, attention to natural resources, green building design, clean mobility and sensitive land use – will be mandated to ensure the campus is a model of how good design can improve the lives of those who work, live and play there.
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The technology used to power all of these wonderful facilities will be cutting edge, green, sustainable technologies with the purpose of operating as close to zero emissions as possible. DataCation Development Group will research the use of wind, solar, micro-grid technology, geo-thermal systems as well as LED lighting, water capturing innovations and the introduction of other cutting edge technologies to find the right mix for a zero energy campus.
The Goal:
DataCation, working with its partners, will develop a comprehensive diversity inclusion plan for the design and construction phase through post construction phase of the proposed University Village Campus. The plan is designed to provide equal opportunity to traditionally disadvantaged groups. We also intend to engage a work force that reflects the local region.
While achieving diverse and inclusive participation of certified minority, women and disabled owned businesses, DataCation intends to be more far reaching by also including Veteran Business Owners, small business owners, local business owners and disadvantaged business owners.
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DataCation and its partners already maintain a comprehensive list of certified minority, women and disabled owned business. We continue to identify potential minority designated vendors and develop lasting relationships. We will also continue to identify and engage potential post construction partners. We will have outreach programs and host subcontractor opportunity events. We also will reach out to the local Office of Economic Opportunity supporting minority, women, and disabled-owned businesses.
The Evaluation:
The initial concept for DataCation Development Group’s University Village Campus started with a defined campus where technology and bio-technology would be allowed to grow organically along with medium to large corporations aiding in this growth. As the organic growth became something more concrete, it would then begin to aid in those medium to large corporations growth. The University Village Campus will create more opportunities for people to find careers in industries they may have never considered or may have never had the opportunity to experience outside of the Community.
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DataCation Education facilities will allow this opportunity to flourish within the University Village Campus setting, but also flourish where the opportunities in technology and bio-technology may never have been discussed or considered. What the Community will allow for is the expansion of technical education to move from the University Village Campus out into the surrounding neighborhoods and beyond. The Community Innovation District has a real opportunity to create a major impact on residents and the next stage of employment opportunities. We believe DataCation Development Group’s University Village Campus will be the platform that will allow the next stage of employment opportunities to begin.