Boston University Warren Towers Renovation
Update
02/01/24
BU Planning Major Reno to Warren Towers
The Trustees of Boston University have proposed renovations to Warren Towers, the largest dormitory in the city. The university plans to renovate 380,200 square feet within the three-tower student residence that is home to approximately 1,800 undergraduate students. The project will include repairs to the building’s envelope, reconfiguration of bathroom cores, accessibility improvements, modernization of elevators and escalators, and new mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (“MEP”) systems. The existing dorm room configuration will also remain largely unchanged; however, dorm rooms will be modernized and there will be a nine-bed increase to the overall student bed count. Warren Towers was constructed in 1965 and first occupied in 1966. The project will be developed in three phases to reduce the impact on the overall inventory of student housing units. To maintain its housing capacity of over 11,300 beds, the University plans to utilized dormitories on the Fenway Campus.
