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HCU renovating former senior living facility to dorms

HOUSTON – Houston Christian University is converting a 200,000-sf, five-story former senior-living facility into student housing.

The project will add 300 to 350 beds, increasing on-campus housing capacity by 33 percent.

Renovations are estimated at $7 million to $10 million, with Brailsford & Dunlavey and LAS Architects involved.

The facility will close in June as renovations begin, with the first 150 students expected to occupy floors three, four, and five this fall.