{"id":1004082690,"date":"2013-08-25T20:47:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T04:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=168654"},"modified":"2022-12-08T23:29:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T07:29:43","slug":"university-of-cincinnatis-morgens-hall-open-for-students-following-35m-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/university-of-cincinnatis-morgens-hall-open-for-students-following-35m-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Cincinnati\u2019s Morgens Hall Open for Students Following $35M Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

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The University of Cincinnati \"\"<\/a>recently announced it is preparing for another all-time record enrollment. The 194-year old university expects 43,000 students to attend classes this year and, in order to welcome them, it unveiled its $35 million renovation of Morgens Hall on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n

The residence hall was constructed in 1964 by architectural firm F.W. Pressler & Associates, as part of a three-building complex that also included Scioto and Sawyer halls. Named after Howard J. Morgens, former president of Procter & Gamble, it is the only one still open to students. Sawyer was razed in 2006 and Scioto has been closed since 2008.<\/p>\n

Morgens Hall is now shining bright at 2931 Scioto Lane, near the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Jefferson Avenue. The old concrete-and-brick exterior has been replaced with 2,000 high-tech glass panels that will offer the building greater insulation. Morgens Hall was designed in collaboration with Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects and is expected to achieve LEED status.<\/p>\n

UC students moved in on Aug. 21. All available rooms were spoken for less than a month after they became available, in February. There are 144 apartments with a total of 456 beds. Morgens Hall offers four different apartment styles:<\/p>\n