WHITE PLAINS—The Westchester Local Development Corporation has approved $36.4 million in low-cost financing for Purchase College-SUNY to construct a new residence hall on its campus.
The financing approved at the LDC's Oct. 19th meeting will be used build a four-story, 80,000-square-foot residence hall, consisting of 300 beds in a suite-style configuration with student common areas and resident advisor accommodations, Westchester County officials stated. The building, which will be designed and constructed to meet LEED Silver or better standards, will be located on a four-acre parcel of land near the college's other residence halls and educational facilities.
A Purchase College-SUNY official says the new residence hall is necessary to meet the growing demand for housing on the campus, noting that occupancy of the existing student housing is typically 98 percent full during the fall semester. Purchase College currently has approximately 2,200 student beds. Construction is expected to start in the spring of 2018 with occupancy in the fall of 2019. The project will create approximately 350 construction jobs.
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