A Place for Students To Study in Style
From the Washington Post:
A Place for Students To Study in Style
Luxury High-Rise Caters to Collegians
By Ruben Castaneda, Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, July 19, 2008; Page T05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071801419.html
This isn't your father's or mother's dorm.
From the rooftop pool deck of the Towers at University Town Center in Hyattsville, one can see the top of the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral to the west.
On that side of the deck, one can also gaze down at the Mall at Prince George's, which includes Target, Macy's and Ross. On the other side of the deck, which is atop the 16th floor of the complex, one can look down at a plaza with a large, open water fountain; outdoor tables; the Royale 14 movie theater complex; and several eateries, including Carolina Kitchen, Wild Onion (an organic restaurant) and a Three Brothers pizza place.
Stepping inside the complex feels a little like walking into a high-end hotel. A friendly security guard is stationed at a desk just inside the entrance. To the right is a large exercise room, featuring stationary bikes, treadmills, weight equipment, seven 42-inch flat-screen TVs and two tanning rooms.
The first floor also has a large game room, with three pool tables, table tennis, a foosball table and another game table. Six large flat-screen TVs are suspended throughout the room. There's a machine with DVDs for rent -- and two 96-inch projection screens that can be unfurled to show the DVDs.
Individual units are furnished with black leather couches in the living room, and each bedroom includes a double bed and a private bathroom. Each of the 910 apartments has a washer and dryer and is equipped with cable and high-speed Internet. Students pay rent per bedroom.
The apartment building, which comprises two joined towers, opened in August 2006. It was built specifically as market-rate student housing. Students from more than a dozen schools live at the complex, though more than 40 percent attend the University of Maryland's College Park campus, which is a 10-minute drive away.
The university runs a shuttle to and from the campus. In addition, the Prince George's Plaza Metro station, on the Green Line, is across the street.
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