Arbor Hall Update

PEORIA — In the last few weeks, North Campus’ Arbor Hall has been stripped of much of its old construction – both inside and outside, and one can begin to see the form of what will, later this year, be a new hub for ICC’s student services in Peoria.

The north and south exterior walls of Arbor have been removed by the Peoria Metro Construction as part of the $5.9 million contract that they received to do the work. They also have gutted most of the old interiors to make room for some drastic changes to the building’s layout and function.

After the remodeling is finished, Arbor will not only have a variety of student service offices, but will also have greatly modernized architecture.

“It should look pretty neat. It should look very modern and clean and functional. So I think students will appreciate it,” said Kevin Roberts, director of construction and energy management at ICC. “Departments are working out here now – we have people who are doing all those services – but you might have to hunt them down or find where their office is. [But with the new design] you just go to one place and you should get it all taken care of.”

Arbor is scheduled to be remodeled by Oct. 6 and in use by spring 2015.