BC eyes all on-campus housing

BRIGHTON. Boston College has unveiled a $1 billion master plan that would bring all of its undergraduate students into on-campus housing.

The proposal — part of the BC’s 10-year Institutional Master Plan — would make the college the first in the region to house all of its students on-campus.

In December, BC had proposed housing that would’ve cut the number of its off-campus students in half, bringing its on-campus student population to 92 percent, but this move will likely appease Brighton residents who have called for transitioning students out of the neighborhood. 

Under the plan, BC would build 1,280 new dorm beds, including 560  beds in the recently-purchased building at 2000 Commonwealth Ave. BC would also add beds at its new Brighton campus in two phases, 150 in the first three years and 350 more between eight to 10 years from now.

The plan also calls for restricting BC undergraduate students from renting in one- or two-family homes in Allston, Brighton and Newton once the proposed housing is finished.

Among other proposals in the master plan are four new academic buildings, a large recreation complex, an athletics center and a 500-space parking garage on the new Brighton campus.