Marymount University’s Ballston campus, formerly known as “the Blue Goose,” recently celebrated the near-completed project with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

Marmount University board of trustees chairman Joseph Maurelli and current Marymount president Matthew Shank cut the ribbon on May 24, 2017. Photo courtesy of Clark Construction

A few years ago, Marymount University selected the Shooshan Company to re-develop this Ballston campus, which included a full demolition of the existing building. Now, after only two years of operating out of a swing-space just down the road, Marymount University will return to the site in a brand new building designed by world renowned architect, Gensler.

As reported by INSIDE NOVA, “The university will occupy six of the nine floors of the 165,000-square-foot academic building, whose construction was a partnership between the university and the Shooshan Co. It will include classrooms, administrative offices, a library, cybersecurity lab, 200-seat auditorium, chapel and both a dining hall and Starbucks that will be open to the public…In the end, it was a team that included the university, Shooshan, Clark Construction, Hitt Construction and a slew of bankers and bond houses – plus a good amount of prayer – that made it possible.”

Inside Nova also described the process prior to Marymount choosing a partner: “Everybody wanted a piece of this particular site. One of the prospective partners even brought in football superstar-turned-development mogul Roger Staubach to make a pitch. In the end, Shooshan, which has developed a host of projects in Arlington, won out. John Shooshan, the firm’s founder, said it was the ‘common vision [and] common faith’ of the leadership of both organizations that meshed well.”

The Shooshan Company is proud to be a part of such a historic landmark and looks forward to seeing everyone enjoying the new building. The new Ballston campus is expected to officially open in August.

References:

New Ballston Building Wins Accolades From Marymount Community. (2017). Inside Nova. Source: http://www.insidenova.com/headlines/new-ballston-building-wins-accolades-from-marymount-community/article_dd043dbe-4143-11e7-bb85-9b60d13eefdd.html