Plans approved for $29M residence hall at Purdue Northwest
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The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday approved plans for a $29 million residence hall on the Purdue Northwest campus in Hammond.
The three-story, 150-bed residence hall is being added to accommodate enrollment growth and student housing demand, the university said in a news release.
Purdue Northwest welcomed 1,700 new undergraduate students this fall, in addition to the largest number of graduate students since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The university said it has had a waitlist for student housing since 2022.
Plans for the new residence hall include a combination of pod-style single- and double-occupancy rooms with a common kitchen, laundry facilities, study areas and a student lounge.
Construction is scheduled to begin in July and take about a year to complete.
The board also approved an expanded lease for another 272 beds at Purdue University in Indianapolis. The master lease agreement has been amended to include the remaining 74 apartments at LUX on Capitol through the 2026-27 academic year.
The extended lease commitment now totals $16.9 million for the 11-story facility at 501 N. Capitol Avenue in downtown Indianapolis. The building features a total of 627 beds in 196 apartments.
Purdue previously approved an initial master lease for 400 beds in 122 apartments for the fall 2024 semester, the university said in the release.