Private residence halls falling short

Oct. 8, 2007
Success of projects in Chicago has been mixed.

With four projects completed or under way, privately owned student residence halls are on the upswing in Chicago, but so far their rate of success has been decidedly mixed. One has been plagued with student complaints about noise, leaky windows and other issues since it opened last year on the edge of DePaul University's campus. Students left the building in droves, and the facility is now less than 60 percent full. A similar privately owned building that opened recently near the University of Illinois at Chicago also is well below capacity.

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