Xavier University’s Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new residence hall and dining facility at its quarterly meeting on December 11.
The residence hall will house 530 students in suite-style living. The 800-seat campus-wide dining facility replaces the Hoff Marketplace dining hall where students now take all their meals. The 240,000 s.f. complex is scheduled for completion by the fall of 2011. Providing housing for an additional 500 students has been a priority for Xavier as a response to increased enrollment.
Locating the complex near the Student Center and existing residence halls will bring renewed energy and vibrancy to the core of campus while unifying the rest of campus, including the academic mall and the new buildings of the Hoff Academic Quad, now under construction. Construction of the Quad, which includes the Williams College of Business, the Learning Commons and the Central Utility Plant, is on track to open next fall.
The Hoff Academic Quad and residential project take forward the vision for Xavier’s campus set forth in the University’s master plan, prepared by Shepley Bulfinch in 2007.
