BREAKING: Duquesne announces new partnership for Brottier Hall

Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief 05/09/18 After initially revealing it was looking into working with third-parties on Brottier Hall last summer, Duquesne announced on May 9 that it has finalized the acquisition of the upperclassman apartment building. The deal, with Radnor Property Group and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, includes plans to “modernize and renovate the property,” according to a university press release. The sale price … Continue reading BREAKING: Duquesne announces new partnership for Brottier Hall

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Towers residents placed in temporary rooms

Kaye Burnet | Staff Writer Unlike most Duquesne Towers residents, Cody Collins has a double sink in his room. “It definitely wasn’t what I expected [when I moved in],” he said with a laugh. Collins, a Duquesne football player and graduate student in the business school, is temporarily living in a kitchenette on the fifth floor of the Duquesne Towers Living Learning Center. “Honestly, I’m … Continue reading Towers residents placed in temporary rooms

Fifth Ave. housing to open next fall

By Raymond Arke | The Duquesne Duke Adding another dimension to Duquesne’s current housing problems, a new student housing apartment complex, unaffiliated with the university, is being constructed on Fifth Avenue, just blocks away from campus. The new housing structure, which will contain 94 bedrooms in 34 units, will be complete in time for the fall 2016 semester, according to the developing firm Cypress Partners. … Continue reading Fifth Ave. housing to open next fall