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LéMan’s BoardinG residenCes at 37 waLL street underGo extensiVe redesiGn

One of the great benefits of Léman’s recently formalized long-term relationship with 37 Wall Street is that boarding students will be able to call the building home for years to come. This summer the International Boarding Program renovated and redesigned the space, making it truly feel like a home away from home for students. With only a short timeframe between student departure in June and student arrival for the new school year at the end of August, the Léman residential team spent the summer focused on enhancing the living space for our boarding students. The Bullhorn was able to catch up with Director of Residential Life, Josh Anchors, in the midst of construction this summer for a recap of the renovation and all his team hoped to achieve.

Bh: What is the ultimate goal of the renovation project?

JA: We want to provide a true dormitory environment with increased communal space, creative, modern design features, and enhanced lighting for our students. Our goal is to ensure that students feel comfortable, safe, and inspired in the dormitory.

Bh: there isn’t a lot of time to complete the project, just over 2 months. What will be completed in this time?

JA: A huge amount of work is going to be completed in this time! I really must give credit and thanks to everyone involved, especially Léman’s facilities team and our wonderful design team, Jaambral Design. By the end of the summer the 4th and 6th floors will have new carpeting, new lighting, and new wall colors. In each of the student apartments, creative new ceiling lights will be installed, as well as colorful accent walls. The room numbers for each apartment will also be redesigned using a more playful numbering concept. Jaambral Design has created an original wall installation for the 4th floor that consists of thousands of small images depicting student life and schoolwork. Students and visitors alike will be inspired as they step off the 4th floor elevators!

Innovative new security features are also being added as part of the renovation. New features include a fob system for the elevators so that only Léman students and staff will be able to access dormitory floors, security cameras in the hallways, and a key card system for dorm rooms.

Bh: that certainly is a lot of work in a short amount of time! do you have any more renovation plans for the future?

JA: Yes, the same renovations will take place next summer on floors 5 and 7. The ultimate goal of this project is to provide an aesthetically appealing and homelike living experience at 37 Wall Street, and to make sure we always have the most cutting edge security measures in place so that students feel a sense of security at all times in our very unique dormitory in the heart of Manhattan.

The Bullhorn applauds everyone involved for their hard work over the summer and looks forward to sharing the newly designed dorms with the Léman community.