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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 1795994, member: 1423"]
I'm not sure if they're still using the warehouse ... a friend of the family (his son) is a recent grad. He was in the warehouse. But that could have changed within the last couple years. (BTW .. he got a great job in NYC at an architecture firm).

All the same, for the cost of moving 2,700 beds ... this or some other alternative should be more seriously considered. The "connection" to the academic core seems less imperative for graduate/professional students. Law is  a new building. So that's probably out. But architecture seems like a possible candidate.

So here's my (horrible, layman's) math: 2,700 beds = at least 5-6 buildings (assuming 500+ per building, 2 per room, 250 rooms). Residence halls of that size 3-4 stories might be several million dollars each (minimum). Then you have the cost of re-purposing the entire skytop complex ... demolition of existing residence buildings and conversion to "trails" ... a lesser expense but still not cheap.

A graduate school with its own dorms seems a better use. JMO. Feel free to flame me on my numbers.
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