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Virginia Tech and Virginia Tech Foundation property exchange (Turner Street and Old Glade Road)

On Nov. 18, 2025 the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a resolution under which the university would acquire about 7.4 acres of Virginia Tech Foundation property on Turner Street in downtown Blacksburg, including the North End Center, Gilbert Place, Collegiate Square and the North End Center parking garage, and convey about 20 acres adjacent to Old Glade Road to the Foundation. The university said the exchange strengthens the opportunity to redevelop the property around Old Glade Road and University City Boulevard. Board approval is the first step; the transactions also require review and approval by state officials.

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The project

The details.

The university said the resolution aligns with designations in its campus master plan, consolidates key properties and reduces long-term costs. The Town Manager briefed Town Council on the exchange at its Nov. 18, 2025 work session, and the minutes record that Council discussed it. A board document presented April 14, 2026 states that Gilbert Place was transferred from the Foundation to the university in early 2026. The sources reviewed do not show completed transfers of the other Turner Street properties or the Old Glade Road land, and no specific development plan for the Old Glade Road site had been published in those sources.

Status
Approved
Type
University
Jurisdiction
Virginia Tech
Size
About 7.4 acres to the university; about 20 acres to the Foundation
Location
300 Turner St NW, Blacksburg, VA 24060, Turner Street and Gilbert Street, downtown Blacksburg (North End Center block); second site adjacent to Old Glade Road (approximate)
Applicant
Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Foundation
Last checked
Oct 13, 2026

Timeline

Where it stands.

Every step on record, oldest first, with a link to the official record where there is one.

  1. Board of Visitors approved the acquisition of Foundation property on Turner Street and the conveyance of about 20 acres near Old Glade Road to the Foundation.

    Official record

  2. Town Manager briefed Town Council on the exchange at a work session.

    Official record

  3. A board resolution (presented April 14, 2026) stated that Gilbert Place was transferred from the Foundation to the university in early 2026; the exact transfer date is not given.

    Official record

Location

On the map.

300 Turner St NW, Blacksburg, VA 24060, Turner Street and Gilbert Street, downtown Blacksburg (North End Center block); second site adjacent to Old Glade Road (approximate location). 19 homes are for sale within a mile.

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Sources

From the official record.

  1. Virginia Tech News: Board of Visitors meeting highlights continued enrollment demand, strong research portfolio, growth plans in RoanokeNov 18, 2025
  2. Town of Blacksburg: Town Council work session minutes, November 18, 2025Nov 18, 2025
  3. Virginia Tech Board of Visitors: Resolution of Capital Project for the Gilbert Place University Bookstore UpfitApr 14, 2026

Details can change as a project moves through review. The official record governs. This page was last checked against it on Oct 13, 2026.

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