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West Chester University Breaks Ground on 8-Story Dorm

Commonwealth Hall, on South New Street, will open in the fall of 2014.

West Chester University, grows larger still.

The college began construction Tuesday on a new $57.4 million dormitory on the north side of campus, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.

The eight-story South New Street building will open in the fall of 2014 and will house 660 students, as well as a health, counseling, and EMS center.

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Aesthetically, Commonwealth Hall will look like the three other dorms on that side of campus.

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