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**URI and Gilbane Break Ground on Expanded Campus Housing**
The University of Rhode Island (URI), in partnership with Gilbane, officially broke ground on a major campus housing expansion project on Wednesday. The development marks the beginning of the first of three new on-campus residence facilities in Kingston, Rhode Island.
The project, part of a public-private partnership, includes the construction of two new residence halls featuring apartment-style suites on Flagg Road, located on the northwest side of the Kingston campus. Additionally, it will include a complete reconstruction of the Graduate Village Apartments complex on Route 138, designed specifically for graduate students.
Upon completion, the expansion will bring more than 1,100 new beds to the Kingston Campus by the fall of 2028. “Today’s groundbreaking advances URI’s plan to modernize on-campus housing and deliver more than 1,100 new beds that strengthen the student experience,” said James Patchett, President and CEO of Gilbane Development, during the groundbreaking ceremony held on January 28. He was joined by URI President Marc Parlange.
The public-private partnership (P3) involves URI, Gilbane, and nonprofit borrower Provident Resources Group, Inc., with Raymond James serving as the underwriter for the tax-exempt bond financing.
_Pictured: James Patchett (at podium) and Marc Parlange at the groundbreaking ceremony._
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