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Mitchell Hall (Randolph Hall replacement)

Virginia Tech is building Mitchell Hall, a five-story College of Engineering building of about 285,500 gross square feet, on the site of the demolished Randolph Hall in the North Academic District near Turner Street. It will be the largest building on the Blacksburg campus and encloses the existing Stability Wind Tunnel. Construction Dive reported on July 9, 2026 that the building had topped out, with completion expected in winter 2028.

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The project

The details.

Randolph Hall, built in two phases between 1952 and 1959 with 166,000 gross square feet, was demolished in 2024. The new building has over 70 percent more gross square feet than Randolph Hall on the same footprint. Construction Dive reported a total construction cost of $292 million, with an initial $53 million contract signed in May 2024 and a supplemental $240 million contract in June 2025. The Division of Facilities lists Skanska as construction manager and Perkins&Will as architect, with construction starting in spring 2024. Its project page gives 285,500 gross square feet in the description and 296,105 gross square feet in the project data; this entry uses 285,500, the figure also used in the contractor's announcement.

Status
Under construction
Type
University
Jurisdiction
Virginia Tech
Size
About 285,500 gross sq ft, five stories
Location
Virginia Tech campus, North Academic District near Turner Street (former Randolph Hall site)
Applicant
Virginia Tech
Last checked
Oct 13, 2026

Timeline

Where it stands.

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  1. Construction Dive reported (publication date) that Skanska and Virginia Tech topped out Mitchell Hall; completion expected winter 2028.

Location

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Virginia Tech campus, North Academic District near Turner Street (former Randolph Hall site). 16 homes are for sale within a mile.

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Sources

From the official record.

  1. Virginia Tech Division of Facilities: Mitchell Hall (Randolph Hall Replacement) project page (undated; accessed)Oct 13, 2026
  2. Construction Dive: Skanska tops out Virginia Tech facility Mitchell HallJul 9, 2026

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