The second phase, demolishing and replacing Schmidt and Sanderson Halls, would begin in May 2010 so those new dorms could open in August 2011. That first phase is to be completed in August 2010. Students from Wayne Hall would transfer to the new dorm so Wayne could be demolished and replaced. Three phrases of two-dorm construction would see the new unnamed dorm built next to University Hall. If Borough Council approves that plan, he said, 'we hope that the first construction would begin in May of 2008.' Renovations would result, Pavlovich said, in 'some modifications that would improve the buildings but not deliver the quality of student residence space that we would like.' Mark Pavlovich, WCU vice president for advancement, said in interviews that though renovation was considered, it would be 'most cost-effective to demolish the old residence halls and replace them.' (The university does not record how many of its 12,822 undergraduate and graduate students live in private rentals in the borough.) The seven-story buildings, none taller than the existing ones, are intended to add 120 beds to the 4,317 now available in all campus dorms. The sixth is planned for open ground just east of University Hall. West Chester University has announced plans to build six dormitories costing $250 million, between May 2008 and August 2012, to make the campus more attractive to prospective students.įive current dorms are to be demolished over the years and their sites taken by five of the six new buildings.

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