Two-bedroom unit will cost $2,225 per month in new GBC student residence
A rendering of a typical apartment in the new George Brown College residence at the site of the former Pan Am Games Athlete’s Village, which will cost each individual student $1,113/month.
The Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Athletes’ Village building at the corner of Front and Cherry streets will be transformed into a 500-bed residence for George Brown College (GBC) students with applications opening mid-October at georgebrown.ca/residence.
The residence will be open for both new local and international students with a limited amount of returning students. Through a simple and user-friendly online portal a student can submit an application, pay rent as well as receive confirmations and notifications. The portal will operate on a first-come first-served basis, so the earlier you apply the better your chances are.
Gerard Hayes, the director of student experience at GBC, specifies that you do not necessarily have to be a current GBC student to apply. Your residence application will be formally accepted once you get accepted to college.
The final rate for a two-bedroom suite has not been approved yet, but Hayes said it will be approximately $8,900 per student or $1,113/month for an 8-month lease with an option to stay for the summer for a 25 to 30 per cent lower rate.
All rooms will be fully-equipped with a full-sized double bed, a flat-screen TV, a desk and a chair. Moreover, all utilities such as wireless internet, cable package, phone, hydro and air-conditioning will be included. Every two weeks a professional will come to clean the bathroom and kitchen.
The building will also have its own residence life program.
“We will do a lot of programming too to get people to know each other. Especially during the first weeks, we’ll try to do community events every day,” said residence manager Dan Elacqua.
Events like pancake breakfasts and healthy cookie nights will be held to familiarize new students with college life and all it has to offer. The second floor will feature shared community spaces.
“The whole idea of the student residence is the community sense,” said Elacqua.
