Reno Reporter

The University of Nevada, Reno has entered into a pre-development agreement with a national civil construction firm.

The agreement is a public-private partnership that will give the green light for the Mathewson University Gateway project, a recent news release from the university said. 

“Over the past few months, our team has been incredibly encouraged by the collaborative partnership we have developed with the University,” said Geoffrey Stricker, senior managing director of Edgemoor, the selected developer. “We recognize that this project represents an exceptional opportunity for UNR and the City of Reno, and we’re working together to develop creative solutions to finance and deliver this project to meet the needs of the University and the community.”

The scope of work for the development located at the southern end of campus calls for a new conference center and a new college of business that will physically connect the school to Reno’s downtown area.

“The goal of this project is to catalyze the area with University-induced uses to create a vibrant, safe and secure mixed-use area highlighting the relationship between the University and the City,” UNR President Brian Sandoval said in the release. “Leadership for both the City and our University have both seen the clear benefits of a more diversified, knowledge- and innovation-based economy. The success of both the University and the City are both intrinsically intertwined. Since we enjoy such strong alignment in terms of our vision and our goals, when one succeeds, the other succeeds as well.”