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Posted: 11/19/2020 7:49 AM
As Occupancy Dwindles, College Dorms Go Beyond Students

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/business/college-dorms...

Unlikely to happen in Athens, but who knows
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Posted: 11/19/2020 10:54 AM
When I was at Catholic University law school in the late '80s the university was in need of near-campus housing so they bought a rundown motel across the street and turned it into a dorm. Now we're seeing the pendulum swing back. Wouldn't surprise me if in a few years some of the South Green dorms went private or were converted for other uses, like hotels or maybe a medical facility.
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Posted: 11/19/2020 1:48 PM
Wasn't Bromley a hotel at one point?
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Posted: 11/19/2020 2:23 PM
Bromley was built as a premium "dorm" by a group of investors (Bromley Group) led by a NY millionaire whose son had enrolled at Ohio. Unfortunately, the son was killed in an auto accident and the father quickly exited the investment. It was ultimately sold to the university.
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