Colby College plans to build a 109,000-square-foot residence hall on the Waterville, Maine, campus that would house 217 students and be ready for occupancy in 2026.
The Kennebec Journal reports that the facility, to be named The Residence on Mayflower Hill Drive, is to be built on what is now a wooded and grassy area, across the street from the new 72,000-square-foot Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts.
Holly MacKenzie, project engineer in Colby’s facilities services department, told the Waterville Planning Board that the building, with a brick exterior, is expected to have six wings, making it appear on the site plan as if there are six buildings where actually there is only one.
Some areas of the building will have four stories and some will have three, MacKenzie said.
Preliminary site work, including utility work, is scheduled to begin at the end of May, and construction is to start in the fall.
MacKenzie said the residence hall is being built to accommodate growth, and is expected to alleviate a housing crunch.The college is not disclosing the projected costof the residence hall at this time.
