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Warren Towers, 18 stories in height, is the largest dormitory on the Boston University campus. Its three towers sit atop a four-story base structure. [6] The first three floors (and a basement) are a university parking facility; the fourth floor contains the dorm's lobby, dining hall, and other amenities including study lounges and laundry ...
Warren Towers, the largest dorm on campus, about 600 students in each of its three towers. Access to the building is via escalator to the fourth floor, where the building's dining hall and other amenities are located. The floors 5–18 are residential floors.
Named after Jacob Sleeper, Sleeper Hall is the middle of the three towers. As with Claflin and Rich Hall, the second through thirteenth floors are all residential, with the first floor being home to the Fresh Food Co. dining hall. In 2011, Sleeper Hall was the second dorm in West Campus to be renovated. [3] The second floor also features study ...
A brownstone townhouse used by Boston University as dormitory Warren Towers, the second-largest non-military dorm in the country. [97] Built in 1925 as the Myles Standish Hotel, this building was converted to dorm space in 1949. In May 2024, the Myles Standish name was removed from the dorm. It is now called 610 Beacon Street. [58]
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In 1950, the building was bought and renamed to the Hotel Shelton. In 1954, Boston University bought the hotel and converted it to a girls-only dormitory of the same name. In 1953, playwright Eugene O'Neill died in suite 401 on the fourth floor. In his honor, the fourth floor was named a specialty housing area called the Writer's Corridor. [3]
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After the purchase, BU leased the building to Howard Johnson Co. [10] BU rented out for its students at the hotel when there was a shortage of student housing. [11] [12] On February 5, 1994, about 200 people were evacuated from the hotel after a fire broke out on the top floor of the building. Five people were treated for smoke inhalation. [10]