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New residences explored

Jeremy Tremblay Jan 21, 2009

Undergraduate enrollment is expected to increase by about 10 percent over the next three years

The university is currently looking at expressions of interest from seven private-sector companies, hoping to find a developer to build two new residences. After screening expressions of interest, the university will issue a Request for Proposal to select developers.

The idea of building residences as a public-private partnership between the university and private sector was mentioned at the university Senate meeting yesterday during Laurier President Max Blouw’s presentation on the fiscal state of the university.

Blouw explained that undergraduate enrollment is expected to increase by about 10 percent over the next three years and some capital projects will be required with increased enrollment.

The public-private partnership model, which Blouw explained would have a company build and maintain two 1000-bed residences – one in Waterloo and one in Brantford – would receive the profit from them for a set period of time. He indicated that a period of 25 to 30 years is being considered, after which the university would then take over the buildings.

He explained that all residence programming would be run by the university with the goal of ensuring the living experience was the same as that received by students in pre-existing residences.

Homeowner's fun in the student "slum"

This is the private property of a homeowner whose family owned the home since it was built in 1958.

This is what this neighbourhood has come down to.

Well done, Waterloo.

This is what is left after garbage pickup January 6th/09

This is within a two block area.

Go down any street and you will see the same kind of litter.

Hopefully the tenants will pick this up.