Caption: Map of UIUC (2004) (Campus Retail Assessment)
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Section II – 3 Finally, Windsor Road will become a major southern east-west thoroughfare with the continued development of University Research Park. The drive-time between Orchard Downs and University Research Park is less than five minutes. The redevelopment of Orchard Downs presents an important potential housing and recreational opportunity for use of this prime University real estate. University Research Park As planned, University Research Park at full build-out will occupy 230 acres and will be bounded by St. Mary’s Road to the north, the western edge of the new golf course (just west of 4th Street if it were extended south) to the east, Windsor Road to the south and Neil Street to the west. The western property line follows the Illinois Power Utility Yard and St. Mary’s Cemetery. Entrances to the park are located at St. Mary’s Road and 1st Street (in what is presently its northeast corner) and at Windsor Road and 1st Street (in its current southeast corner). University Research Park Building Directory Today, nearly 800 people are employed by the 38 companies housed in the research park’s 314,000 square feet of space in five buildings. At full build-out, the park’s campus setting is expected to accommodate 3,000 to 5,000 people in more than 1.5 million square feet in approximately 25 to 35 buildings. Amenities such as food service, personal services and possibly other types of retail and/or entertainment will aid in efforts to attract additional businesses to the research park. (The need for a better hotel was addressed as well in conversations with local residents.) Although the research park’s target audience is primarily employees of its businesses, if the right retail and entertainment attractions are offered, other people in the community will use its facilities. The campus’ students and employees are within minutes of the park. Champaign’s residential population is located to the west and northwest of the research park beyond Neil Street and the railroad tracks. The proposed golf course to be built to the east of the park as well as visitors to the athletic facilities and Assembly Hall present another source of customers. Presently, the land south of University Research Park is undeveloped and supplies no consumers for the park. Jones Lang LaSalle
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