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.
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.
Every step on record, oldest first, with a link to the official record where there is one.
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Construction Dive reported (publication date) that Skanska and Virginia Tech topped out Mitchell Hall; completion expected winter 2028.
Location
On the map.
Virginia Tech campus, North Academic District near Turner Street (former Randolph Hall site). 16 homes are for sale within a mile.
The blue marker is the project. Rings are a half mile and one mile, straight line. Prices are homes for sale now.
Homes for sale nearby
For sale near Mitchell Hall.
The closest homes for sale, within 1.5 miles. Updated every few minutes.
Updated 1 hour ago.
Nearby
Neighborhoods nearby.
Homes for sale, recent sales and prices in each one. Distances are straight-line from the neighborhood’s center.
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McBryde Village 2 homes for sale · Median $447K 0.5 mi away
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Park Place None for sale now · Median $185K (5 yrs) 0.6 mi away
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Kent Square Condominiums 1 home for sale · Median $340K (5 yrs) 0.6 mi away
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Tremont Estates None for sale now 0.6 mi away
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Stonegate 1 home for sale · Median $563K 0.6 mi away
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Springdale Addition None for sale now · Median $253K (2 yrs) 0.7 mi away
Sources
From the official record.
- Virginia Tech Division of Facilities: Mitchell Hall (Randolph Hall Replacement) project page (undated; accessed)Oct 13, 2026
- Construction Dive: Skanska tops out Virginia Tech facility Mitchell HallJul 9, 2026
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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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