Race Street Dormitory
The Office of Government and Community Relations (OGCR) has played a very significant role in the construction of the new dormitory on Race Street. After negotiations with the Powelton Village Civic Association (PVCA) and their approval as well as with the great support and help of Representative’s Jannie Blackwell aboard, the construction of the new dormitory was under way. The project was finished in March of 2007. The new dorm is like East and North Hall with common rooms in the floor lobbies and suite arrangements for the students. Four people are assigned to a suite. This will allow Drexel University to move its residents from Kelly Hall to the new one on Race Street, and remodel Kelly Hall in a major way. The refurbished dormitory was ready on September of 2007.
