To Do Right by Renters, Build More Dorms in Boston
The sudden plunge in rents amid these students’ exodus has nonetheless provided a vivid illustration as to just how much our local universities distort the local rental market.
MIT to Swap Parking Lot for 550-Bed Dorm
With the construction of a newly-announced dorm, MIT says it will complete a two-year-old pledge to reduce pressure on the Cambridge, Somerville and Boston housing markets by boosting its graduate student housing by 50 percent.
Northeastern, Dorm Developer Pitch 26-Story Roxbury Tower
Northeastern University and private dorm developer American Campus Communities are proposing to build a 26-story, 975-bed dorm tower for the school’s students for a 0.74-acre parking lot on the Roxbury side of the Ruggles Orange Line stop.
Suffolk Buys Downtown Hotel for $61.7M
A downtown hotel which helped kick off a run of boutique hotels in the heart of Boston will become a dorm after Suffolk University closed on a $61.7 million purchase, according to information filed in the Suffolk Registry of Deeds.
Experimental Housing Expands Footprint in Boston
In a city with a chronic shortage of college dorms and a housing affordability crisis, private for-profit developers are preparing to fill the void.
Simmons Files Proposal for 21-Story Dorm Tower
Simmons University filed plans with the Boston Planning & Development Agency Thursday to consolidate the 1,036 dorm rooms, athletics and dining facilities into a 250-foot, 21-story tower on the site of the school’s current science center.
Editorial Cartoon
Higher education is often a business in itself.
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