USF's $42M Sarasota-Manatee residence hall nears completion

Building the hall and student center on the small, 32-acre campus proved a challenge — but a challenge that officials say is well worth it.

By Louis Llovio
| 3:00 p.m. January 24, 2024
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Construction continues on a new residence hall and student center being built on USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus.

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With just about seven months to go before the new school year starts at the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, a new residence hall is taking shape along the south end of the 32-acre campus.

The six-story hall is 100,000 square feet and will bring a laundry list of amenities to a campus that, today, more resembles a small community college than an offshoot of a major research institution. That’s not lost on anyone and officials at every level of the school talk about how this building will transform the campus, bringing more life to it and more options for students.