新学生零售和住房项目的设计公布
William & Mary校区附近急需的学生零售和住房项目正在接近现实。
威廉与玛丽房地产基金会周五公布了一份建筑图纸，该项目计划在里士满路校园附近的一个地点建造大学运营的学生宿舍和新的零售场所。 The design will be submitted this month to Williamsburg’s Architectural Review Board.
“This is a project designed to address two significant issues – a lack of student-specific retail near campus and a lack of College-operated student housing,” said William & Mary President 泰勒Reveley. 瑞弗利补充说，学院一直在与威廉与玛丽房地产基金会合作，为校园附近的学生提供更多选择。 “Our students want more entertainment opportunities close to campus and more options for student housing. This is the first project and we’re thrilled with its potential.”
这个项目已经酝酿了好几年。 去年，房地产基金会（Real Estate Foundation）收购了列治文路上的地产，包括泰勒大厦（Taylor Building）和前工匠大师（Master Craftsman）的旧址。 Both are adjacent to the College-owned Thiemes House property, which currently houses William & Mary’s human resources offices. 这三处房产位于大约一英亩的土地上，将为新的混合用途零售和住房项目清理。
该设计要求一楼专门用于12,000平方英尺的零售空间，包括带有户外座位的餐厅。 一条廊道将允许从停车场直接进入里士满路，该停车场将为顾客保留。 The building’s top two floors would include 14 apartments to house up to 56 upperclassmen. The housing would be managed by William & Mary’s Office of Residence Life. 砖砌人行道和景观将环绕建筑。
“This site will be developed in a way that it maintains a sense of place that is appropriate for a location so near the College and the Historic Area,” said Nancy Buchanan, executive director of the Real Estate Foundation. 她补充说，基金会正在与市政府官员合作，为学院经营的住房创建一个新的分区区，并有待市政府的分区批准。
该项目计划于明年夏天破土动工，并于2011年秋季学期完工。
威廉与玛丽房地产基金会是访客委员会和威廉与玛丽基金会之间的合作伙伴关系。 它成立于2006年，收购、持有、管理、销售、租赁和参与房地产开发，以支持学院的教育目标。