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Housing & Residential Life

Housing Improvements

There's always a construction or renovation project going on at Cornell, and Housing & Residential Life has its fair share of new facilities and improvements to existing facilities in the works.

Check out these recent, ongoing, and upcoming projects.

An old-fashioned stone college building with slate tiled roof, and a crane arm extending across the view

A peek inside Balch Hall as renovations near completion

When Balch Hall opened in 1929, it joined Risley Hall on the still relatively new North Campus, as a residence hall intended for the increasing population of female students at Cornell University. This summer, we're nearing completion on the building's first significant construction project since the summer of 2000, and first overall renovation in six decades.

Aerial Photo of North Campus

Residential Improvement Project Underway

Housing and Residential Life and Student and Campus Life Facilities have several improvements within Cornell’s residence halls underway to ensure students have the best residential experience possible.