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December 05, 2007, 12:44 PM ET
Pictures of the Planned Redevelopment Around Boston College
Some of the land that Boston College purchased from the Archdiocese of Boston will be developed into playing fields (Boston College images)
The Chronicle reports today on Boston College’s master plan for $800-million in construction around its campus — including on land that was once owned by the Archdiocese of Boston. The archdiocese sold that land over the past few years to pay off a settlement in a class-action lawsuit stemming from the sexual-abuse scandals involving priests.
The master plan was designed by Sasaki Associates. It includes:
Four new academic buildings: an 85,000-square-foot student center and dining hall, a 125,000-square-foot humanities building, a 75,000-square-foot building for the nursing school, and a 100,000-square-foot sciences building
Athletic facilites: a 200,000 square-foot student recreation complex and fields for baseball, softball, and soccer
Student structures: a 285,000 square-foot university center and residence halls to accommodate 610 beds
A fine arts district, including a museum and auditorium
Jesuit housing for the school of theology
The land sale also included about a dozen archdiocese buildings. They will be renovated and resused as offices. The bishop’s mansion may become a conference center. (The archdiocese relocated to a business park south of Boston.)
Architects for the various projects have not been chosen.
These images show development on Boston College’s Lower Campus (Boston College images)
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