Housing at Virginia Commonwealth University is managed by the Department of Residential Life & Housing. Housing provided by the University houses 4,829 residents.[1] There are two housing campuses at VCU, and twelve residential halls. VCU also currently has one new residence hall under construction (West Grace South), one dorm expansion underway (Broad and Belvidere) and one residence hall that is planned to be built in the next two years (West Grace North).[2] After these are completed within the next two years, VCU's housing will hold approximately 5,820 students.[3][4]
Some halls are available only to freshman, while others are available only to upperclass students. Seventy-nine percent of first-year students live on campus.[5] Rhoads Hall, Johnson Hall, Brandt Hall, the GRC halls, and Cabaniss Hall are the primary freshman communities on campus. Together they house approximately 3,273 students.[6]
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9-month lease, based on academic calendar. Style: Double, triple rooms; corridor-style floors
Johnson Hall is the oldest residence hall at Virginia Commonwealth University. Built in 1915, it was originally a high priced apartment building. Each of its upper floors contained four large apartments. VCU bought Johnson Hall in the 1950s and renovated the building into a residence hall while the school was still called Richmond Professional Institute. The only visible evidence of the original interior are the large round pillars in the main lobby.
Today, Johnson Hall has 12 floors and houses 527 people. On the first floor there is a comfortable TV lounge that was renovated in the Summer of 2006. The renovation included the addition of multicolored walls and carpet, rolling easy chairs, the incorporation of an LCD Flat panel TV, cable set-up, and lastly the addition of a white dry-erase board.
The first floor also features a mail room with upperclassmen workers inside, a computer lab with several workstations, a printer that is dedicated for free student use. There are also several snack machines, offices, and additional rooms in the sub corridor.
Above the first level are 11 residential floors.
There are also quite a few cosmetic differences about Johnson Hall. Because it was an apartment building at one point in time, it still features the ornate decorations in some areas on the ceiling.
9-month residency, based on academic calendar. Style: 4-8 people per suite with doubles
9-month lease, based on academic calendar. Style: 2- to 6-person apartments
9-month lease, based on academic calendar. Style: 4-person suites
Ackell hall is a four-story structure limited to upperclassmen. It houses 394 students in 2-4 person apartments.
Broad and Belvidere houses 410 residents and is limited to upperclassmen. It is a four-story structure and has 2-4 person apartments.
Style: 2-4 people per apartment in singles
9-month lease, based on academic calendar. This dorm houses students enrolled in the Honors College. The dorm has single rooms, each with a private bath and corridor-style halls
The residence hall will include a "living/learning" space for international education.[7]
Cabaniss Hall, located near downtown Richmond on the MCV campus, is a 10 story high rise building with primary freshman students and limited upperclassmen. It also houses many transfer students. Most students in Cabaniss hall take a majority of their classes on the Monroe Park campus, and either drive or take a GRTC bus across the city to classes and other activities. It houses 423 residents in corridor style halls.[8]
The MCV campus low-rises comprise of four halls, each with different student capacities and restrictions:
9-month lease, based on academic calendar.
Structure: 4-story Style: Single rooms, corridor-style floors
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