Walker Avenue Apartments
The University is embarking on a public/private partnership with the Erickson 
Foundation to design and construct a new on-campus year round apartment
facility for undergraduates. The four and five story multiple building
facility will be constructed in two phases, completed in fall 2004.
The
design intent is to provide students with another permanent, year round
housing option on campus. Details on room layouts can be seen in the model
at the bottom of the page or by visiting the company that manages the
apartments at:
www.capstoneproperties.com .
Each room layout is based on a "suite" concept with a shared living room
for each group. A small parking lot for handicapped and visitor parking was
completed as part of the Phase I construction.
Phase
I includes around 200 beds, Phase II, which construction began in June 03
has a planned 300 beds. Students will occupy the first phase buildings as of the Fall 2003
Semester.
When the completion of Phase II is completed in
fall 2004, the interior
courtyard created by the semi-enclosed "U" shape of the building provides
passive activity areas with paving, landscaping, and seating all suited to a
more residential setting.
The housing is located on the North side of campus at the intersection of
Hilltop Circle and Walker Avenue. It will become the first building seen by
incoming traffic from the Wilkens Avenue side of campus, making it easy to
find and consistent with UMBCs upstanding image. Constructed much like commercial residential facilities,
it also blends with the overall UMBC architecture, with its facade in brick.
General Manager of the Walker Avenue apartments is Carl A. Dieso. He can be reached
at walkeraveapts@umbc.edu . OR goto the
walker avenue apartments web page at
http://www.capstoneproperties.com/locations/UMBC/
for more details.
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substatial completion date: Fall 2004
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