Medical Campus student residence

BUSM Breaks Ground on New Student Residence

Members of Boston University’s (BU) administration, along with elected officials from the Boston community, celebrated the groundbreaking for the long-awaited construction of a student residence at 815 Albany Street on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) on Thursday, October 28, 2010.

“Providing safe, affordable housing for our students will provide a sense of community, as well as decrease commuting time and educational debt,” said Medical Campus Provost and Boston University School of Medicine Dean Karen Antman. “We have expanded and renovated campus facilities to accommodate the academic and research requirements of a modern educational and scientific center. We are now adding residential housing. We are pleased that these projects enrich the South End community of Boston as well as our campus,” she added.

The nine-story, $40 million structure was designed by Beacon Architectural Associates with a brick and precast façade. Its 104 two-bedroom suites—that include bath, kitchenette, living spaces, and individual bedrooms (the standard for graduate student housing)—will accommodate 208 students. Walsh Brothers is the contractor for the building, which is expected to be complete in June of 2012.

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