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A maintenance notice in the Warren Towers dormitory. Renovations to improve Warren Towers will begin over winter break and be completed by 2028. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Warren Towers renovations to occur over next 3 years

Tavishi Chattopadhyay November 21, 2024
Renovations to Warren Towers will begin to take place over the upcoming winter break, with the project expected to be completed by 2028.
The underground entrance of the Hynes Convention Center station. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is renovating the Hynes Convention Center station to make it more accessible for riders with disabilities and mobility challenges, and it is projected to be completed by fall 2025. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

MBTA continues ADA-compliant renovations at Hynes Convention Center station

Samantha Genzer September 24, 2024
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is renovating its station at Hynes Convention Center in a $45.7 million effort to make the station more accessible for people with disabilities and improve rider safety and experience.
The Coolidge Corner Theatre. The neighborhood movie theater is now screening films with open captions during select showings on Tuesdays and Thursdays. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Coolidge Corner Theatre introduces new accessibility features, shares updates on expansion

Camille Bugayong February 9, 2024
The Coolidge Corner Theatre is now holding weekly open caption screenings as part of its effort to increase accessibility. More changes will come as its expansion project opens to the public in about a month. 
Warren Towers

BU submits $1 billion Institutional Master Plan for renovation and development plans for the following decade

Kwot Anwey November 9, 2022
Boston University Board of Trustees submitted the 2023-2033 Institutional Master Plan which outlined renovation projects.
Boston University President Robert Brown in his office on Silber Way. On Tuesday, Brown spoke with The Daily Free Press in a Zoom interview to discuss returning to fully in-person learning in the Fall, along with other issues concerning students. ANDRES PICON/ DFP FILE

President Brown discusses return to in-person learning this Fall and more with The Daily Free Press

Nick Kolev May 5, 2021
Brown discussed planning for next year, vaccine requirements and renovations among other topics.
student exits warren towers

Students share experiences living inside buildings not renovated since mid-’90s

Tanisha Bhat April 29, 2021
Students from Warren, Kilachand, South Campus and Bay State Road described their living conditions.
Lenox Street Apartments public housing

Lenox Street Apartments affordable housing complex in South End to undergo $125 million renovation

Anne Jonas March 3, 2021
Originally built in 1939, the 285-unit building will be modernized through the infusion of nearly $125 million in financing and a partnership between Beacon Communities and the Boston Housing Authority.
Boston University students taking the Ancient Worlds course in the College of Arts and Sciences this semester were able to study pieces from the Museum of Fine Arts through virtual, student-created museum tours. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students explore ‘ancient worlds’ through virtual museum tour

Ashley Soebroto December 10, 2020
Boston University students enrolled in Ancient Worlds have developed virtual tours featuring artwork from the MFA as well as other museums around the world.

Hidden renovations: Students weigh in on a campus under construction

Daily Free Press Admin September 10, 2013

Students returning to Boston University cannot ignore the ongoing changes to campus. The completed New Balance Field on West Campus and the School of Law and General Classroom Building — both of which...

BU moves to revamp its image

Daily Free Press Admin November 19, 2012

Boston University’s recent renovations, additions and awards are part of a series of ongoing improvements the administration is making to improve BU’s already established image, officials said. “We...

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