June 2019

Greetings!

Summer 2019 is an exciting time for the university and its students, faculty, staff and alumni as rapid progress is made in the West End Neighborhood. Read about upcoming milestones, events and more below:

GOODBYE TOWER 3!

Vanderbilt University will bring down one of its tallest campus buildings when it conducts a controlled implosion of the Carmichael West Tower 3 residence hall on Saturday, July 27.

Vanderbilt, Nashville Fire Department team up for unique training opportunity at university’s Carmichael Towers

MOVE-IN

Upperclass residence halls open at 8 a.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2019 for returning students.
Details are posted on the Residential Education website.
Greek house residents should visit the Greek Life website.

Construction & Mobility Updates

Summer construction working hours continue to be 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
New addresses for Greek houses were issued effective July 1.
Temporary power outages will occur on July 1 in Towers 1 and 2 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Vanderbilt Place and 24th Avenue will close on July 15 until August 2 for intersection prep and paving.
Starting Aug. 20 and after move-in, 24^th Avenue will shut down permanently.
Please use the hotline email, Constr_alerts@Vanderbilt.edu and phone number, (615)-343-9675, if you believe noise or construction activity is outside of the working hours put into place or if you believe there is a non-emergency safety issue.
For parking questions, please contact VUPS Parking Services at (615) 322-2554.

RC-A, June 2019

RC-A June 2019

West End Neighborhood, June 2019

Upcoming Milestones

Milestones are subject to change and updated monthly.

Past milestones can be found in previous issues of the West End neighborhood newsletter.

June 2019

Metro Fire Department utilizes Tower 4 for training
Prep for Tower 3 and 4 demo, excavation and implosion

July 2019

Delta Kappa Epsilon house demo
July 27: Tower 3 implosion
Mechanical demo of Tower 4 begins

August 2019

24^th Avenue open for student move in during Aug. 5-20. After Aug. 20, it will close permanently
New NPHC and Zeta Tau Alpha houses to be complete
Primary utility work through West End neighborhood to be complete

Tower 4 demo continues

Fall/Winter 2019

Tower 4 demo continues
Kensington beautification efforts to be complete in September.
New Commons/Lawn beautification efforts to be complete in October
Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Kappa Sigma houses to be complete late December, and open for students in January.

February 2020

Community Event Building planned for completion

2020- 2023

July 2020: Complete Residential College A (RC-A).
July 2022: Complete Residential College B (RC-B).
July 2023: Complete Residential College C (RC-C).

Online Resources

Live Cam

Construction Cam and live updates

Websites

Videos

Photos

Residential Colleges Renderings

VandySafe App

Vanderbilt University’s Public Safety mobile app, VandySafe, available through Apple Store or Google Play, includes emergency calling, reporting, services and guides, and Virtual Walkhome.

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