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Loyola Expanding Further in Edgewater

Thursday, February 9, 2012
By Jeremy Bressman

Projected campus on 6300 N. Kenmore Block from ASCO

Loyola University has recently acquired buildings within northeastern Edgewater, such as Wright Hall about a year ago and the Lakeside Boarding House a few months ago, in hopes of expanding its lakefront campus and establishing campus like atmosphere in the area.  As part of this initiative, major construction will soon begin to renovate some of the recently purchased buildings but also construct four new buildings in alignment with its commitment to sustainable operations and education: 

  • A “Center for Sustainable Urban Living,” with a beautiful greenhouse
  • a small 4 story building, use unknown
  • San Francisco Hall, a residence for 400 students
  • De Nobili Hall, a residence for 200 students

The greenhouse will be used to house a clean energy lab and teaching labs, Solutions to Environmental Problems (STEP) program and even the production of food that will supply a café in the building. The dorms will be green as well, with San Francisco Hall seeking gold LEED certification featuring green technology.

To kickoff these major renovation and new construction initiatives, Kenmore will be closed for 18 months on the 6300 block.

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  • CR

    I think it really sucks that Loyola seems to be buying up a lot of rental property in the Edgewater area.  Recently I was evicted from a build that they purchased and I’m really angery that I was pushed out of my home of 10 years.  I love the Edgewater neighborhood, and have since moved further down on the same block, but I’m so afraid that it want be long-with the way the seem to be grabbing up property- before they try to purchase the building that I just moved to.  In your quest to expand Loyola’s lakefront campus, try not to forget that a lot of us long  time residents love the area and would appreciate it if you would try not to push  all of us out of the neighborhood. 
     

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