The Board of Regents approved today the purchase of three properties to be the site of a new building for Western’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences.

Western is purchasing 1666, 1670 and 1680 Normal Drive for $707,500 plus closing costs. The money is from state bonds approved by the 2006 Kentucky General Assembly.

The 2006 Kentucky General Assembly approved the $35 million replacement project.

The board also approved that the area inside Normal Drive, Regents Avenue and Mimosa Alley to be the site for the building. Ross-Tarrant Architects and Turner Construction approved the site after looking at four possible areas. Western’s Campus Master Plan Committee approved that decision.

Tate-Page Hall was completed in 1970, according to Western’s Web site. The building has had a history of mold and leaks, the Herald has previously reported.