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Dormitory Bed Increase Welcome in Boston's Hot Housing Market Boston Redevelopment Authority Policy Development & Research January 2000 1 dormitory beds located outside the city, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH UNDERGRADUATE DORMITORY SPACE INSIGHT A BRIEFING REPORT ON A TOPIC OF CURRENT INTEREST this will bring the total of number of dor- Ranked by percentage of undergraduate students living on campus mitory beds available to the students of Boston’s colleges and universities to Institution # undergrad dorm beds Full-time undergrads % living on campus 30,959 in the not too distant future, a Dormitory bed increase welcome in 72.3% increase over 1990. Saint John's Seminary 40 40 100.0% Boston’s hot housing market Simmons College 896 1,053 85.1% Projected Dorm Beds Boston College *6,859 9,006 76.2% Within city limits now 23,985 More dorms free up 2,600 apartments in city Emmanuel College 559 735 76.1% Under construction 2,130 Approved for construction 350 Wheelock College **492 650 75.7% Total projected in city 26,465 Boston University ***9,614 13,598 70.7% Outside city limits now 4,494 The Boston Redevelopment Authority The BRA survey found that four of Boston Conservator y 163 301 54.2% TOTAL PROJECTED DORM BEDS 30,959 recently completed a survey of dormitory Boston’s colleges and universities own or Emerson College 1,207 2,371 50.9% space in Boston’s colleges and universi- lease a total of 4,494 of these dormitory ties. Some highlights of the survey beds just outside city limits. Within the Wentworth Institute of Technology 1,180 2,469 47.8% The BRA is reviewing proposals by include the following findings. Since city, the number of dormitory beds in Northeastern University 4,149 11,978 34.6% Harvard University for a 350 to 500 bed 1990: Boston increased to 23,985, or more New England Conservatory of Music 120 351 34.2% graduate student housing project and by than 33%, since 1990. n 10,511 dormitory beds have been Berklee College of Music 775 2,652 29.2% Northeastern University for an additional added, bringing the total number to Dormitory Beds Available to College 470-bed project. Emmanuel College, Fisher College 284 1,131 25.1% 28,479. Students in Boston – Fall 1999 Wentworth Institute of Technology, Within city limits 23,985 Art Institute of Boston ****79 379 20.8% Massachusetts College of Art, and n while total student enrollment Outside the city 4,494 Suffolk University 460 2,326 19.8% Massachusetts College of Pharmacy are increased by 3.4%, the number of Total beds 28,479 Mass. College of Art 231 1,196 19.3% contemplating dormitory projects, dormitory beds increased by 59%. although no formal proposals have yet Mass. Communications College 75 420 17.9% n the percentage of full-time under- Total Dormitory Beds in Boston’s been submitted. A new master plan 1 graduates living in dormitories is Colleges and Universities Bay State College 105 679 15.5% recently released by Boston College now 44%. come news. Institution Total Dorm Beds Mass. College of Pharmacy & includes a provision to add 450 more dor- Boston University *9,614 Allied Health Sciences 147 1,171 12.6% n counting those under construction The Boston Redevelopment Authority mitory beds on campus. Boston College **6,859 15 institutions without dormitories 0 9,918 0.0% or approved, the number of dormi- recently conducted a survey on student It is clear, however, that for the foresee- Northeastern University 4,149 tory beds in Boston will soon rise to dormitory space in Boston that revealed a able future, more college students will be Emerson College 1,207 30,959, a 72% increase from 1990. positive sign – a dramatic increase in the Total of Above 27,435 62,424 43.9% Wentworth Institute of Technology 1,180 moving into more on-campus housing number of dormitory beds in Boston’s 1Owned or leased for current undergraduate enrollment. making more non-campus housing avail- Simmons College 1,016 COLLEGE STUDENTS AND colleges and universities. able in Boston to families and non-stu- Harvard University Graduate Programs 809 * 3,991 located outside the city BOSTON’S HOUSING MARKET ** 27 located outside the city dents. Berklee College of Music 775 DORMITORY BEDS IN BOSTON’S Boston’s colleges and universities have a Emmanuel College 559 *** 448 located outside the city Boston COLLEGES **** 28 located outside the city tremendous – and largely positive – Wheelock College ***492 Sources: New England Board of Higher Education and individual schools. Redevelopment impact on the economic, cultural, social, The recent Boston Redevelopment Suffolk University 460 Authority and intellectual life of the city. The Authority survey shows an increase in Fisher College 284 impact of the large number of college dormitory beds in Boston’s colleges and Massachusetts College of Art 231 MORE DORM BEDS TO BE Northeastern University is building a students on Boston’s housing market, universities that has dramatically out- The Boston Conservator y 180 ADDED IN THE FUTURE 700-bed dormitory addition to its West City of Boston however, can sometimes present prob- paced the increase in student enrollment. New England Conservatory of Music 165 Thomas M. Menino, Mayor Campus complex. Northeastern recently lems. Because of their willingness to live The survey found that, since 1990, total Massachusetts College of Pharmacy A look at the city’s current development broke ground on its 610-bed Davenport Boston Redevelopment Authority in groups and the financial assistance student enrollment increased by 4,480 or and Allied Health Sciences 147 pipeline reveals that the increase in dor- Paul L. McCann, Acting Director Commons project and a 350-bed dormito- they receive from parents, students can 3.4%, from approximately 131,000 to Bay State College 105 mitory beds in the city’s colleges and uni- ry for Suffolk University has already been Clarence J. Jones, Chairman generally pay higher rents than average 135,480. Over that same period, the Saint John's Seminar y 93 versities shows no signs of abating. Consuelo Gonzales-Thornell, Treasurer total number of dormitory beds available The Art Institute of Boston ****79 approved by the Boston Redevelopment Joseph Nigro, Co-Vice Chairman families or non-students. When the Whether in response to students’ desire Massachusetts Communications College 75 Authority. Together, these four projects Michael Taylor, Co-Vice Chairman demand is not that strong, the added grew to 28,479, a 59% increase over to live on campus or in reaction to total 2,480 beds - the equivalent of free- John M. Moscardelli, Member competition by students for housing is 1990. Total 28,479 Boston’s tight housing market, more dor- Harry Collings, Secretary ing up 620 apartment units of the city’s significant enough. In times like these, 1Owned or leased by school for current undergraduate and mitory beds are under construction, have The addition of these 10,511 dormitory graduate enrollment. housing stock for families and non-stu- Policy Development & Research when Boston’s housing vacancy rates are been approved, or are being proposed. INSIGHT00-2 beds is the equivalent of freeing up * 448 located outside the city among the lowest in the country and dents. When completed, these projects approximately 2,600 apartment units so ** 3,991 located outside the city Boston University has a new 820-bed dor- will bring the total number of dormitory One City Hall Square housing prices are among the highest, *** 27 located outside the city Boston, MA 02201-1007 they can be rented by families and non- mitory under construction on the old anything that can be done to lessen the **** 28 located outside the city beds within city limits to 26,465, a 47% Tel: 617.722.4300 students. Commonwealth Armory site and increase from 1990. Counting the 4,494 pressure on the housing market is wel- January 2000 4 1 COLLEGES PROVIDING This figure should not be taken to imply The Kenmore Square neighborhood, in DORMITORY SPACE IN BOSTON that the remaining 56% of full-time which a number of Boston University dor- undergraduate students are out compet - mitories are located, contains by far the The BRA’s survey revealed that not all of ing for Boston’s scarce housing stock. In largest number with more than 10,000 Boston’s colleges and universities provide fact, a large number of undergraduates dormitory beds. The Fenway neighbor- dormitories for their students. Of the 35 do not need or want to live either on hood is next with nearly 8,000 dormitory institutions of higher education located in campus or in apartments in Boston. beds, serving Northeastern University, the city, only 20 reported that they were Many undergraduate students live at Emmanuel, Simmons and Wheelock col- providing on-campus housing for students home with their parents – in Boston or leges, and a number of other schools. in the 1999-2000 academic year. other communities – and commute to Brighton is third on the list with almost classes, especially at those schools that 3,000 dormitory beds, most of them are more commuter-oriented. While serving Boston College. these students may add to Boston’s traffic and mass transit burden, they do not put pressure on the housing market. At schools that attract a more national and even international student body, the percentage of full-time undergraduate students living on campus is much higher than the overall average. Boston University and Boston College, for exam- ple, provide on-campus housing to over 70% of their full-time undergraduates. WHERE THE DORMS ARE IN Colleges Number Percent BOSTON With dorms 20 57% Without dorms 15 43% The survey found that college dormito- Total 35 100% ries are primarily concentrated in only a few areas within the city.
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