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Catholic University Welcomes Swanky Dorms

Updated 6:30 AM EDT, Thu, Jan 8, 2009

 

Students at The Catholic University of American in D.C. won't have trouble keeping warm this winter. That's because they'll have a fireplace in their new swank residence hall.

Rockville-based Opus East LLC constructed the 127,000 square-foot dorm facility in less than 15 months, The Washington Business Journal reported. The 79 suite hall contains a community space with a fireplace, laundry room, and a study area. Each floor has its own full-service kitchen and common area. All suites have 4 bedrooms, a common living room, double sink, bathroom, and shower.

Students will start moving in when they return from winter break.

To read the full article at the Washington Business Journal, click here.

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  • Annonomys Thursday, Jan 8 at 5:02 PM FLAG COMMENT My friend who is a freshman lives in one of the freshman dorms and has told the school several times that the heat does not work and they refuse to fix it. Her room is like an icebox. Catholic does not have all good dorms and should fix their broken dorms before building new ones.
  • Phil Thursday, Jan 8 at 2:38 PM FLAG COMMENT Sharon - CUA is not a public institution, nor does it mandate students live in this dorm. Further, $15,000 per year in tuition AND fees is absolutely fair market value in today's college-world. Obviously, there are students/parents at CUA who have actually saved enough money by not paying to attend the astronomically high-priced GWU (over $50k per year!) that they can splurge on a nice dorm environment.
  • impressed Thursday, Jan 8 at 1:43 PM FLAG COMMENT This sounds like a high quality, cost-effective, attractive and comfortable place with some modest welcoming features for student living. Nice work!
  • good source Thursday, Jan 8 at 12:33 PM FLAG COMMENT The other thing the article doesn't mention is that the dorm was built with funds DONATED by a private source. The tuition is a different story.
  • Sharon Thursday, Jan 8 at 8:16 AM FLAG COMMENT What this story fails to tell you is that those residence halls cost a fortune, on top of the approximately $15,000 in tuition in fees that CUA charges each semester.

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