Freshmen off campus

SMUfiji43 · Post by **SMUfiji43** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:53 am

fivemon wrote:I don't think it will be freshmen. There has been talk of buildig a high rise apartment building (where jacks used to be) and it would be for upperclass students only. they are mving towards having freshmen and sophomores live on campus.

I have heard the same from some of my friends in student senate. They will be for non-freshman because they want to eventually make it a requirement for freshmen and sophomores to live on campus. There was a bunch of other rumors I heard too like that they would eventually tear down the frat houses on SMU blvd and rebuild them closer to the sorority park area

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:07 am

The frat houses along SMU blvd will eventually be relocated. That section between dublin and airline along SMU blvd will be a promenade. They've got some awesome plans for that area

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:05 am

couch 'em - first article sounds to me like Prescott will develop off-campus, student-designated housing (like Dobie Center at UT) which will integrate with new SMU developments on that side of Central.

About the bar owner, is he related to Gary Vodicka?

Eddie P · Post by **Eddie P** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:05 pm

Prescott has probably always had plans for Yale. They own 6060 NCX, which is the office building next to the Hilton and behind the old movie theater along with the land where they built a school and new parking garage. They own various other real estate in Dallas, like the Stoneleigh and it's now delayed office condo tower. I guess my point is that Prescott owned land and property on the east side of central long before SMU started making their move onto Yale. Prescott is more than capable of moving along with their planned developments without any collaboration with SMU and has done so for quite some time.

SMU really only started buying Yale properties a few years ago and the office building is almost entirely full of SMU personnel, as is the the smaller "artsy" building across the street. Dyer street has improved over the years but is pretty much a dump. The Dyer bar and Brown building properties are garbage and I'm surprised they were appraised as high as they were. Their only value is their dirt. The thought of SMU and Prescott collaborating to move these two insects is laughable at best bordering on delusional.