College Strikes Deal With Donor to House Students

To House Students, Franklin & Marshall College Strikes a Deal With One of Its Own 1

Joey Pulone for The Chronicle

Buildings like this one near Franklin & Marshall College are being renovated for student housing under an exclusive deal the college made with an alumnus.

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close To House Students, Franklin & Marshall College Strikes a Deal With One of Its Own 1

Joey Pulone for The Chronicle

Buildings like this one near Franklin & Marshall College are being renovated for student housing under an exclusive deal the college made with an alumnus.

In addition to its attempts to control development in nearby industrial areas, Franklin & Marshall College is also exerting considerable influence in the neighborhood of row houses just east of the campus.

Until a couple of years ago, that neighborhood was home to some 700 students living in about 90 row houses and apartment units owned by various landlords. The rental properties, where the majority of off-campus students lived, presented a problem common to many

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