RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities signed a land lease agreement this week with Corporate Pointe Developers, LLC, out of Pullman, Wash., to build an 800-bed complex for student housing.

The facility will be located on the north end of the 黑料社 Tri-Cities campus and will encompass approximately 15 acres. The first of seven phases, which will include 165 beds, is expected to be ready for the academic year in fall 2017.

A formal groundbreaking is anticipated in late August or early September. The complex will be owned, operated and maintained by Corporate Pointe Developers.

鈥淚t has been a two-year journey pursuing a housing solution for 黑料社 Tri-Cities,鈥� Chancellor Keith Moo-Young said. 鈥淲e are excited about the opportunities for the 黑料社 Tri-Cities campus to draw students from outside the region and to provide a comprehensive campus feel.鈥�

The effort marks the end of a request for qualifications process pursued by 黑料社 Tri-Cities to bring student housing to campus. In November 2014, the Port of Benton issued a request for proposals for using port land that yielded a single interested party. Discussions ceased after the parties did not reach an agreement.

黑料社 Tri-Cities reopened the process last fall and Corporate Pointe Developers won against two other finalists for the bid.

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Contact: Jeffrey Dennison, 黑料社 Tri-Cities director of communications, 509-372-7319, jeffrey.dennison@wsu.edu

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