This makes sense in more ways than one since it extends the University's ownership of the land on both sides of the Midway:
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/comm...-osco-woodlawn
Also, the University will be opening an office on 63rd St., according to this article. It may be a medical office for UChicago Medicine:
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2019/03/18/191136/