![\"Stamford170816a018\"](\"http:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Stamford170816a018.jpg\")
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>It is the culmination of several years of work that responds to student demand at that campus, which is UConn’s\u00a0largest regional location with 1,700 undergraduates and 600 graduate students. Although the campus has been growing, the vast majority of students had to commute from other communities because they could not afford Stamford apartment rents.<\/p>\n
The new UConn residence hall is a public-private partnership in which UConn holds a master sublease from the building\u2019s developer and operates the apartments as student housing, making the cost much more affordable for students.<\/p>\n
UConn President Susan Herbst said at Wednesday\u2019s event that the housing also will help students have a genuine urban university experience, in which they can take advantage of Stamford\u2019s many offerings while creating community with others who live in the hall.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith an array of internship opportunities, cultural offerings, prominent employers, and the unique aspects of city life right outside their front door, the students who choose to live here can enjoy a dynamic urban university experience,\u201d Herbst said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou hear this phrase perhaps too often, but in this case, it is true: this is a game-changer. This experience will pay dividends long into the future for our alumni, the University, and the city,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
See video of student life<\/a> at UConn Stamford.<\/p>\n The building at 900 Washington Blvd. is halfway between the main campus and the Stamford Transportation Center.<\/p>\n \u201cWith leading programs in digital media and business, a location in a vibrant city, and access to an established transportation hub linking students to the entire eastern seaboard, it is no surprise UConn Stamford is growing and thriving,\u201d said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a former Stamford mayor who has been a strong supporter of UConn\u2019s plans for student housing there.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled this new residence hall will connect hundreds of students to their campus, internship opportunities, and cultural experiences right here in downtown Stamford,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The new building is six stories tall, with 116 apartment units: 10 studios, 49 one-bedrooms, and 57 two-bedrooms. Seventeen apartments on the top floor also have lofts.<\/p>\n One hundred designated parking spaces for students are available, and full-time security service is in place for the property. Each floor has a study lounge, and the second floor has a large reading room and a recreation room where students can congregate.<\/p>\n The per-bed cost of a shared bedroom in the UConn Stamford residence hall ranges from $995 per month to $1,295 per month, based on an academic year lease. They are all fully furnished with bedroom, living room, and kitchen furniture.<\/p>\n By comparison, one-bedroom Stamford apartments on the open market average $1,900 monthly and two-bedroom units average $2,700 monthly.<\/p>\n UConn embarked on the residence hall plan as part of the Next Generation Connecticut<\/a> plan, a 10-year initiative championed by Malloy and approved by the General Assembly to expand UConn\u2019s academic offerings in STEM areas (science, technology, engineering, and math).<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>