Temple University President John Fry is eager to house more students on campus, so the school is plotting a new North Philadelphia residence hall.
While the size and exact location of the building haven’t been announced, Fry said Temple plans to issue a request for proposals regarding the project near Broad and Norris streets in the coming months.
“That will allow us, after that’s completed, to use that as swing space to take two of our residences and do a full renovation,” he said Monday during a NAIOP Greater Philadelphia event. “That should create a super block of housing.”