Boston, MA – Cannon Design announced the opening of Boston University’s newest student residence tower – a building designed by the firm to enhance student life and the integration of learning spaces throughout the University.
The new tower is the latest building in the development of the John Hancock Student Village, the heart of student activities also master planned and designed by Cannon Design, with its fitness and recreation center, Agganis Arena, and additional residential facilities just steps away from the new facility. At 26 stories along the Charles River, the building provides the University with a distinctive and contemporary landmark for visitors entering the city from the west, and takes full advantage of stunning views from Mt. Wachusett to the Harbor Islands and beyond.
Located at 33 Harry Agganis Way off Commonwealth Avenue, the 396,000sf building provides housing for 960 students in a wide range of apartment and suite sizes, along with 20 resident assistant units and three apartment units designed for faculty. The new residence tower is a significant step in bringing sophomore, junior and senior student housing on campus, and will reduce the demand for student housing in adjacent neighborhoods by approximately 250 apartments. When complete, the 10-acre Student Village will accommodate a total of 2,300 student beds.
In addition to the residential units, the facility incorporates multiple educational and social spaces including two classrooms, large and small collaborative study spaces, music practice rooms, a video room, offices for student life, and an open multi-purpose room on the top floor.
Art from the University’s students at the College of Fine Arts is displayed in the main lobby and second floor gallery spaces.