Faber Hall will open to students as a residential space beginning this Fall. (Andrea Garcia: The Fordham Ram)
By Gregory Wagner
Two new residential floors will be opened in Faber Hall beginning this Fall, the Office of Residential Life at Rose Hill announced on Friday afternoon.
“Faber Hall will open two floors of the hall in Fall 2016 as additional on-campus housing,” Julie Liss, Residential Life’s Assistant Director for Housing Operations at Rose Hill, said in a statement to The Fordham Ram.
Faber Hall will accommodate “approximately 35 students on each floor,” and it will function as “a traditional-style hall with large double rooms and a Resident Assistant for each floor,” Liss explained.
The final conversion of the two floors in Faber Hall comes after three years of planning, which was first reported by The Fordham Ram in February of 2013.
The renovations come after Fordham has recently welcomed some of its largest freshmen classes in its 175-year history.
The new residential floors in Faber Hall will be open to upperclassmen for the Fall of 2016, and the “current plans include sinks in each room, common bathrooms, air conditioning, and a common laundry room,” Liss said. “Residents interested in living in Faber Hall will have an option during room selection this Spring and Summer to indicate this preference, although the specific rooms may not be selected until the summer.”
Faber Hall is currently home to Bepler Commons, a multi-purpose space, as well as departmental offices.
With the addition of two new floors in Faber Hall, the Office of Residential Life said it hopes to ease student stress associated with Room Selection and Post Room Selection.
**This story is developing. The Fordham Ram will provide updates as more information becomes available.