UNT Dallas 2020 Master Plan

CHAPTER 3 SPACE NEEDS PROJECTIONS AND PROGRAM
ADDITIONAL MAIN CAMPUS
PROGRAM ELEMENTS
Student Housing
The university plans to add 900 beds of
student housing to its current housing supply of
approximately 120 beds by the 8,000-student
milestone (1,120 beds total), and to provide housing
for 20 percent of students over the long term
(approximately 3,100 beds total). Existing housing
consists of traditional dorms, geared to undergraduate
students. To accommodate a more diverse range of
students, housing at the 8,000-student milestone will
include a balanced mix of dorms, suite-style units,
and apartments, while future housing will include a
higher percentage of apartments to accommodate
more graduate students and families. This
distribution was provided by the university's housing
director and campus administration.
TABLE 3.2: STUDENT HOUSING PROGRAM
Academic 2019 beds 8,000 hc 25,000 hc
Residents Hall Units 119 419 621
Suites – 300 621
Apartments – 300 1,864
Total beds 119 1,019 3,106
Total asf 18,850 234,000 752,000
Total gsf 29,000 360,000 1,157,000
The campus plan housing program was generated
based on these assumptions. The specific breakdown
of unit types is as follows:
• 8,000-student milestone: 40 percent traditional
residence hall (dormitory-style), 30 percent
suites, and 30 percent apartments
• 25,000-student milestone: 20 percent traditional
residence hall units, 20 percent suites, and 60
percent apartments
Each unit type has different space requirements,
ranging from a low of approximately 90 ASF per bed
for a double occupancy room, to up to 350 ASF per
bed for a student apartment. For planning purposes,
space factors within the mid-range for each unit type
were used to project housing needs at each enrollment
milestone. A net-to-gross ratio of 65 percent—an
industry standard—was used to convert ASF to GSF.
Further detail on the metrics for each housing type are
provided in an appendix to this report. Examples of
different unit floorplans are illustrated in Figure 3.8.
Housing may be provided through a range of
funding models, which could include public/
private partnerships (P3), master leases with private
developers, or other strategies that reduce the
university's up-front costs, and potential risks.
(Left) Social space in Wisdom Hall. (Right) Kitchen commons in Wisdom Hall. (Source: UNT Dallas)
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