[DetroitMan]

I must say I like the classic design of the new hall.

UM reveals design for new $500 million residence, dining hall on central campus

The University of Michigan is moving forward with a $490 million-$540 million project that will bring a new housing and dining quad to its Ann Arbor campus.

The UM Board of Regents approved preliminary plans during a late Thursday meeting but will consider the final expenditure for the project at its May 18 meeting.

The plan calls for constructing the new housing and dining complex on the current Elbel Field between East Hoover Avenue and Hill Street. Elbel Field would be relocated a block north, with that project including the construction of a new, $15.4 million practice and teaching facility for the Michigan Marching Band. The board of regents requested more information before making a decision on relocating the recreational sports fields at the current Elbel Field site.

The first central campus residence hall built for first-year students since 1963 according to the project's architect, the new quad is aimed alleviating a decades-long shortage of on-campus housing, UM said.

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