The strategic plan for the University of Virginia calls for capital investments to make sure there is enough room to make it mandatory for all second-year students to live on campus.
“In order to house both first and second year students, plus retain accommodations for third and fourth years who want to live on Grounds, we need to build probably between 2000 and 2400 new beds,” said Colette Sheehy, senior vice president for operations and state government relations.
Sheehy recently explained to the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Visitors how UVA will enter into a public-private partnership to pursue the work. Interviews have been conducted with firms that responded to a request for proposals.
“And this is a case where the developer comes with an architect, with a contractor, and with all of their subconsultants as a package, rather than us hiring an architect separately and then hiring a contractor,” Sheehy said.
There are two sites where development of student housing will occur. One is at the former University Garden apartments on Emmet Street at a location that includes the current site of Afghan Kebob. This is close to the Lambeth section of the UVA campus. The other is at the western edge of the Emmet Ivy corridor next to the Karsh Institute of Democracy.
Under the proposal, UVA will run the housing operations when the beds come online. Sheehy said the Buildings and Grounds Committee will be asked to agree on a finalist later this year.
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