A groundbreaking for the Curran Street Residence Hall took place Wednesday, March 5, on the west side of campus. The new housing facility is intended for first-year students and will rise along Northside Drive between Eighth and Ninth streets.

The 191,000-square-foot building will contain around 860 beds with rooms configured for double occupancy. The project is scheduled for completion next year.

At the groundbreaking, students and campus leaders celebrated the milestone for campus growth. President Ángel Cabrera noted the role campus housing often plays in the student experience.

“I travel across the country talking to alumni and the one place they all start in reflecting on their time at Georgia Tech is their first-year dorm,” he said.

Recent graduate Amanda Johnston and current undergraduate Ethan Morlu also spoke at the event, as did Kasey Helton, associate vice president for Campus Services; Luoluo Hong, vice president for Student Engagement and Well-Being; and Randy Simon, director of Capital Planning and Space Management.

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