MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — Middle Tennessee State University broke ground Wednesday on its first new student housing complex in more than 25 years, part of an $83 million-plus project that includes a nearby parking garage.
The development, called Womack Commons, is a public-private partnership between MTSU and developer The Annex Group. The $56.5 million housing portion will add 554 beds to help meet growing demand on campus.
The project replaces the former Womack Lane apartments, which have been demolished. University officials said the housing complex is expected to open for the fall 2027 semester, following completion of the parking garage, which makes up the remaining cost of the project.
September 11, 2001 is a day most associate with terror and tragedy. Austin Pollack shares a story from that day about hope and persistence: the effort to save a little girl’s life – with an organ donation. The problem? The young patient was in Houston, and her life-saving liver here in Nashville. With the grounding of all civilian aircraft, how could it be done? “Nobody ever said this isn’t possible.”
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