Updates
January 21, 2026
Two major projects — a new residence hall, designed to enhance the student experience, and a Center for Jewish Life, which will bring all Jewish life and culture under one roof — are currently underway.
January 21, 2026
The five-story, state-of-the-art residence hall is under construction and will open in 2027.
November 3, 2025
Brandeis administration and students held a ceremonial groundbreaking to commemorate the construction of a new state-of-the-art residence hall.
November 1, 2025
Brandeis University President Arthur Levine was joined by administration, students, and design and construction officials for a ceremonial groundbreaking to commemorate construction of the university’s newest residence hall
MassDevelopment has issued a $134.57 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Brandeis University, which will use bond proceeds to build and equip a new five-story, 631-bed student residence hall and fund other miscellaneous capital projects on its campus.
August 12, 2025
MassDevelopment issued a $134.6 million tax-exempt bond for the development, alongside other miscellaneous projects on the university’s campus.
June 16, 2025
Active site work for the new residence hall project will begin Monday, June 23. The initial phase will involve the mobilization and staging of heavy equipment within the South Campus Residential Lot (X Lot) and portions of the adjacent Theater (T) Lot.
June 2025
Organized into “neighborhoods,” the sustainable building will foster social interaction and community.
May 16, 2025
Beginning Monday, May 19, 2025, Dimeo Construction — the project’s construction manager — will begin installing office trailers on the construction site.
April 24, 2025
On or around June 24, 2025, construction will begin on the new residence hall. As part of this project, the X Lot will permanently close, and approximately 100 parking spaces in the Theater (T) Lot will also be taken offline.
April 14, 2025
Project signals long-term commitment to student life, sustainability, summer programming and the future of the Waltham campus.