<p>Sounds like a bunch of Brown students need to meet (again) with Mr. Gilbane and correct his previous assumptions.
Next years room charge for Brown is $6974. That works out to $581/month if you had a 12 month lease. (yet to see an apt that lets you just lease end of Aug to end of May.) Even if you allow for dividing into only 9 months (assuming you get a full price summer sublet, HaHaHa ) That allows $774/month. and that includes all utilities. A parent paying for the cheapest of his proposed units would be paying $12000 a year. Almost Double the dorm cost. I hope if he builds this, he actually ends up with a bunch of unrented units!</p>