Dalhousie moving forward with new residence for 200 students

CITYnews halifax / By 95.7 News Radio Staff

A move to increase student housing capacity on Dalhousie University’s campus is taking a step forward.

the university says a six-storey facility, that is expected to open in 2027, is planned to open on Studley Campus behind the Dalhousie Arts Centre.

According to Dalhousie University’s website, it will open housing to approximately 200 students and help move the university closer to meeting its funding arrangement with the province.

That agreement requires the university to add near-term capacity and provide accommodations for at least 15 per cent of its student population.

Dalhousie’s board of governors approved the move back in August with a decision to proceed with detailed designs for a new residence to boost student housing capacity on campus.

That process is now in motion as the university has issued requests for proposals and invited architects, and building firms to bid on design and construction.

The university says further details will be shared as it gets closer to the project design phase.