Morgan State University is launching a renovation of two student residence halls as part of a long-term effort to expand and improve student housing in the wake of a massive enrollment spike at the historically Black university.
Morgan State will spend $30 million on a complete renovation of its Baldwin and Cummings residential halls, transforming them from 1950s-era facilities into more modern living spaces for around 200 students.
“These are post-World War II facilities,” said Sidney Evans, Jr., executive vice president for finance and administration at the school. “They are just not conducive for the 21st century.”
The traditional stone facade of the two residence halls will remain in place while the insides will be gutted, he said. During the renovations of Baldwin and Cummings next year, the students who would normally be in the dorms will be placed in three apartment buildings that Morgan State leases,Evans said. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. won a $1.5 million contract for pre-construction services for the project at the state Board of Public Works meeting on Wednesday.
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