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The commons received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification by the US Green Building Council.
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The Commons
Torcon provided construction management services for this transformative project along Lancaster Avenue. The development revitalized an expansive parking lot into a vibrant campus hub featuring student housing, University-operated student-centric retail, a parking garage and pedestrian bridge.
The project included the construction of new apartment-style and single room student housing; a 400,000 sq. ft. complex for 1,160 undergraduate students. The gothic-style housing is complemented by new retail facilities, including a new university bookstore, convenience store and a 200-seat restaurant and bar. The project also included a new parking structure for 1,230 vehicles.
The commons received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification by the US Green Building Council.
Project Details
![The Commons at Villanova University, a campus hub](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_405C_RTsm.jpg)
![gothic style housing at The Commons at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_409B_RTsm.jpg)
![gothic style archway at The Commons at Villanova Unviersity](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_420_RTsm.jpg)
![gothic style campus hub, The Commons at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_428B_RTsm.jpg)
![gothic style details on student housing at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_437_RTsm.jpg)
![Parking Garage and athletic field at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-CL0614e_N707sm.jpg)
![single room student housing interior with students at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-VU-Commons-190730_418sm.jpg)
![student housing dormitory at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-VU-Commons-190730_425sm.jpg)
![study space within student housing building at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-VU-Commons-190815_408sm.jpg)
![apartment style student housing at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-VU-Commons-190730_422RTsm.jpg)
![parking garage at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-CL0614e_N713-sm.jpg)
![view from pedestrian bridge at The Commons at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_438sm.jpg)
![student housing at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_431B_RTsm.jpg)
![student housing and pedestrian walkway at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_423_RTsm.jpg)
![gothic style archway at The Commons at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-191002_419_RTsm.jpg)
![classroom at The Commons at Villanova University](https://torcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VU-Commons-VU-Commons-190815_420sm.jpg)