According to Tom DeLuca, the Resident District Manager of Chartwells at UMBC, students will be waiting until late January for the Chick-fil-A being constructed in the University Center.
Originally promised to students by mid-October, DeLuca said the Chick-fil-A construction and opening has been delayed due to “setbacks from a base building standpoint.” DeLuca said that HVAC systems in the former Study Space are unacceptable, and crews have discovered significant deterioration in the flooring of the old UC.
“There were just conditions that weren’t apparent to the eye,” DeLuca said.
Before opening Chick-fil-A, Chartwells must ensure that the space is up to building code.
“The building actually used to have food services,” said Don Wilson, Project Manager for Chartwells at UMBC. “But codes change. There are lots of exhaust hoods that just aren’t to code.”
The current estimate is that Chick-fil-A will open Jan. 26, just in time for the Spring semester.
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