URI opens new $94M, 122-unit residence hall on campus

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UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND officials opened Monday the new $94 million Brookside Hall, which will house 122 student apartments, on campus. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND officials opened Monday the new $94 million Brookside Hall, which will house 122 student apartments, on campus. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

By James Bessette - February 10, 2020 11:01 am

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island officials cut the ribbon on a brand new residence hall on campus Monday.

Construction on the $94 million Brookside Hall, located at 40 West Alumni Ave., has officially completed and the structure is the first new residence hall built on the university’s campus since Hillside Hall opened in October 2012, according to a media release. The project was financed via a combination of revenues from the department of housing and residential life and university general revenues.

The 203,000-square-foot hall houses 122 fully furnished apartments – most of them are four- and six-bedroom units – with each apartment having a full kitchen, dishwashers and cable television, among other amenities. There are also 12 apartments that comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act, the release states.

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