Northeastern shuts dorm meant for hundreds of freshmen due to major water damage

By adamg on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 9:21am

NUTV Cribs: White Hall | Northeastern University Dorm

The Huntington News reports Northeastern had to scramble to find new rooms for incoming freshmen after finding "significant internal and external damage" in the 1909 White Hall, at Huntington Avenue and Forsyth Street in the Fenway.

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By Ron Newman on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 11:39am.

and predates by decades both the university's current name and its current campus. Was it originally a private apartment building?

By CuteUsername on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 1:27pm.

Looks like it was originally Roosevelt Apartments, and the Qdoba was Roosevelt Market. Picture from the corner and picture from the front.

By Ron Newman on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 11:40am.

I don't know where you got that date from, as the article you linked to says 1899.

By John Costello on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 12:13pm.

Almost any building built before 1920 defaults to 1899 in their system.

By CopleyScott17 on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 6:02pm.

Qdobas are dropping like flies!

By Rob on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 7:58pm.

Why, God!?
Why does this happen to a Qdoba when there are so many Chipotles around?

By Chris77 on Wed, 08/23/2023 - 8:47pm.

Yikes, this is nasty, are these freshmen now scrambling for housing amidst the rental crunch?

By brianjdamico on Thu, 08/24/2023 - 5:33am.

From the linked story

incoming first-year students who were expected to live in White Hall will be reassigned to other campus locations