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Northeastern University Receives Approval for New State-of-the-Art Residence Hall

Apr 14, 2011

Northeastern University Receives Approval for New State-of-the-Art Dormitory Project name: GrandMarc Private investment / Total project cost: $100 million Total square-footage: 219,474 square-feet Number of Jobs: 12 Permanent jobs 330 construction jobs Total # of housing units: 720 Student beds The BRA board approved the plans of the YMCA and Phoenix Lincoln Properties to build an undergraduate student residence hall on St. Botolph Street, for long-term lease to Northeastern University. The 11-story project will front on St. Botolph Street, on the site of what is now the YMCA's gymnasium. The building will have 720 beds for Northeastern undergraduates and some on-site staff, including a university faculty member. Groundbreaking is expected to take place in summer 2011, with construction completed in summer 2013, for occupancy with the incoming Northeastern class in September 2013. Click here to learn more about Northeastern's IMP

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