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Construction Launches on $100M Academic and Residential Complex
American Campus Communities teamed with the University of Illinois at Chicago to begin construction on a 550-bed project dubbed the Academic and Residential Complex. The 10-story tower near Harrison and Morgan Streets is going north for $100 million, and will be a “living-learning” community for what was once a commuter campus.
The Academic and Residential Complex, which is scheduled for a July 2019 completion, will offer a mix of traditional dorm rooms and suite-style units, as well as 16,000 square feet of shared spaces. These include study lounges, offices, laundry rooms, a fitness center, a sky lounge and 1,600 square feet of retail space that is expected to house a coffee shop. Plans also call for 51,000 square feet of academic space, such as lecture halls classrooms, study rooms, computer stations and a tutoring center.
The project is part of a new, decade-long master plan to bolster the physical development of UIC. The plan is in the final stage of development, and addresses the university’s capital infrastructure needs as total enrollment – including graduate and professional students – continues to grow, exceeding 30,500 students this fall for the first time in UIC’s history. Undergraduate students also showed an 8.3% increase from 2016 figures, including a 23% increase in new freshmen.
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