Housing at Florida Gulf Coast University Lyndsey Barna, Jennifer Jernigan, Katie Johnson, Levi Pancake, Andrea Voss.

Housing at Florida Gulf Coast University

Lyndsey Barna, Jennifer Jernigan,

Katie Johnson, Levi Pancake, Andrea Voss

Overview of Presentation• Why we chose this topic

– Issues and Survey• Video• Past

– What Housing was like before this year• Present

– Waiting List– Student’s Perspective– Economics of Housing

• Future– South Campus Housing– Master Plan

• Conclusion• Solutions

The Issues

• Overpopulation of Housing in August 2006

• High cost for on-campus living

• Population vs. beds next year?

Housing Survey

• Interviewed 100 students at FGCU• 44% said Housing was overcrowded

– All Juniors or Above

• All said they liked Apartment-Style Living

• 62% said Housing was Affordable

The PastNorth Lake Village

1998-2005

The Early Stages

• Plans to build a new university on a 760-acre piece of land were started in 1991*

• In 1996, FGCU set aside approximately 10 acres for housing and another 22 acres for future on-campus housing

• The need for on-campus housing was due to:• The nearest colleges, USF and FIU, were some 150miles

away• 18-25-year-olds are one of the fastest growing age groups in

SWFL• Housing at FGCU would attract students who want to leave

home but remain in the area

Where would the Residence Halls go?

• Two locations were proposed– The parcel adjacent to the lakefront– The parcel southeast of the academic core

• Option #1 was chosen; campus broke ground on December 17, 1997

• August 1998, Phase I of housing completed:– 6 buildings (A, B, C, D, E, F)– 250 beds– 200 students to live in Phase I

What style of housing?

• FGCU wanted to build a community in both classroom and living arrangements*

• Apartment-style housing, “would allow for the adaptation to be new freedom of college living with the responsibility of cooking and housekeeping. Additionally, it promotes group interaction and supervision by the residence life” (FGCU Housing Proposal).

Phases I-VII and beyond…• By 2000, Phases I and II were completed:

– “538 beds, representing approximately 15% of the Year 2000-2001 headcount enrollment (3,666 students)” (Master Plan, 2000-2010).

• Phases III (M, N, O) – completed in 2001 • Phase IV (P) – completed in 2002• Phase V (S, T, Honors) – completed in 2003• Phase VI (Cypress, Oak, Mangrove) – completed in 2004• Phase VII (Falcon, Sandpiper, Pelican, Egret) – completed in

2005• Today, North Lake Village consists of Phases I-VII, with over

1900 students as residents.• As the pattern continues, FGCU will again break ground to

expand its need for more on-campus housing.

FGCU Master Plan for On-Campus Housing

Background 2000-2010 Campus Master Plan

• Introduction– Review and

comparison of other universities

• 8.6%

Opening year 10 years

2008

20 years

2018

Projected head count

1800 8100 16200

Total beds at 8.6% headcount

155 beds 697 beds 1393 beds

Current Conditions2005-2015 Campus Master Plan

Projected Housing Need

Year Projected enrollment

Total on campus housing need

Increment

2006-2007 8,237 1958 existing beds

2008-2009 10,986 2637 678

2010-2011 13,274 3186 549

2015-2016 18,017 4324 1138

Percentage of other university housing

• Florida Atlantic UniversityStudents: 26,000Beds in housing: 1400% of students being housed: 5%

• University of South FloridaStudents: 41,392Beds in housing: 4100% of students being housed: 9%

The PresentNorth Lake Village

2006-2007

Housing Mission:

“To provide students with a successful on-campus

living/learning residential experience.”

Housing Styles

• Single Bedroom Apartment– 4 Residents– 4 Bedrooms– 2 Bathrooms– Living Room– Kitchen– $2355 per

Semester

• Double Bedroom Apartment– 4 Residents– 2 Bedrooms– 2 Bathrooms– Living Room– Kitchen– $1955 per

Semester

Current Housing Options

• Regular• Honors Building• Wellness Hall• Nursing Hall

Waiting List?

• 500 person waiting list in Fall 2006

– Largest in School History

– Many Upset Students

• What was done about it?

– Release contract with current students

– Let waiting list student know other options

– No Show Roster

What Makes On-Campus Living Successful?

• Programming• Apartment Style Living• Hiring Well-Trained Staff• Convenient and No Where Else to Live• Tram System

From interview with Sholando Campbell

Economics of FGCU Student Housing• Economics aspect of

housing is a complicated process

• Housing does not work alone- many people involved

• Students believe housing fees are too expensive and housing makes huge profit

• Many payments and expenses housing is responsible for

• Housing goal is to provide a comfortable and safe living environment

Economics of FGCU Student Housing

• Housing receives no funding from the university or from the state (considered an auxiliary)

• Housing must rely on other sources for money• Borrows money from a Finance Corporation,

which is a nonprofit company• This corporation uses investors to provide large

amounts of money to housing • Money is used to build residential halls and help

them operate along with other expenses• Housing will eventually have to pay the

Corporation back plus interest using the revenue made

• A payment schedule is set up where big portions of the loan are paid for example every two years

Overview of Expenses

34%

41%

3%

5%

17% OperatingAccount

Debt Service

MaintenanceReserve

Overhead

CapitolImprovement

Overview of Expenses1. Operating Account: most important part; has

many pools that need to be taken care of financially

• Full time staff pool & temporary staff pool: pays all housing employees and includes income, retirement, social security, benefits, etc.

• Supply & event pool: pays for equipment that needs funding for maintenance of the apartments like tools, parts & supplies; also pays for materials used in housing programs or events

• Chargeback pool: pays the university back for services they perform for housing like telephone lines

• Utilities pool: pays for all the bills that keep housing up and running, for example electricity, light, internet connections, etc.

• Travel pool: finances air fare or travel expenses for any housing employees that are required to take trips to conferences or anything else job related

Overview of Expenses2. Debt Service: largest portion of the pie;

responsible for paying the mortgage of the residential halls and is used to pay back the Finance Corporation

3. Capitol Improvement: is used to fix any minor problems that occur with any of the residential halls like paint jobs, new furniture, wall repair, lighting, etc.

4. Overhead: pays for services that are not handled by housing directly like providing additional money to the income of campus police officers

5. Maintenance Reserve: resembles a bank account where money is put away and saved for emergency situations like hurricane damage

Increasing Rental Rates• Every two years housing

costs are increased• Completely necessary due

to inflation and competition between other neighboring universities

• Increase number of bed spaces increase operating prices (directly proportional)

• Operating expenses direct whether or not housing fees will be increased

• Additional revenue is not pocketed by housing – goes directly to operating account

Year Single

Room

Double

Room

1998-1999 $1,937

$1,604

1999-2000 $1,937

$1,604

2000-2001 $2,000

$1,650

2001-2002 $2,000

$1,650

2002-2003 $2,100

$1,700

2003-2004 $2,100

$1,700

2004-2005 $2,200

$1,800

2005-2006 $2,200

$1,800

2006-2007 $2,345

$1,919

Increases in Operating Expenses2003-2004

(Actual)2004-2005

(Actual)

Capacity 1378 1662% increase from

previous yearN/A 20.10%

Electric $379,427.56

$522,668.93

ElectricPer bed space

$275.35 $314.48

Water/Sewage

$143,066.39

$208,125.34

Water/SewagePer bed space

$103.82 $125.23

Garbage Removal

$41,486.65 $55,323.08

Garbage RemovalPer bed space

$30.11 $33.28

Rental Rate ComparisonsInstitution Occupancy 2005-2006

Rates

UNF Double $1,555

UWF Single $2,270

Double $1,955

UF Single $2,182

FGCU Single $2,210

Double $1,810

USF Single $2,458

Double $1,880

FSU Single $2,470

UCF Single $2,525

FIU Single $3,162

Double $2,028

Rental Rate ComparisonsFGCU

9-month contract

Coastal Village

9-month contract

College Club 9-month

contract

Rent $4,400 $5,400 $5,310

Non-refundable

Fees

$20 (RHA) $185 $250

Housing increases are necessary because if they were to dip into other sections of the pie to help pay

for the increasing operating expenses, there wouldn’t be enough money for emergencies or for the mortgage since it was used for something else

The Future

South Lake Village

South Campus Housing

• Developed in 2 - 3 years• After Completion – Between 3,000 and

5,000 Beds• Suite Style

– 4 Residents– 4 Bedrooms– No Living Room or Kitchen Area

• Desire for a Strong Upper Classman Population

Southern District of Campus

• Single Suites– 4-6 students sharing bathroom and living space

– May be targeted towards sophomores and incoming transfer students but will be available to everyone.

• First Year experience halls– Single occupancy bedrooms and semi-private bathrooms (1:4 ratio)

but will be without living room area.

Proposed Phasing of Southeast District of campus

Year Beds Added Housing Type Total Campus Housing Capacity

Fall 2008 600 Single suites 2,558

Fall 2010 600 First Year 3,158

Fall 2012 600 Single Suites 3,758

Fall 2014 600 First Year 4, 358

Fall 2009 Dining Center Phase 1

Fall 2013 Dining Center Phase 2

• http://www.fgcu.edu/MasterPlan/Files/FGCU2005CMPdiagrams2-1.pdf

So what really is the issue?

• Lack of Knowledge

• False Assumptions

• Hearsay

So what can we do?

1. Research the growth of Florida Gulf Coast

2. Ask the questions and find answers:

http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/Housing/

Dr. Pam Schreiber – Director of Housing

Anita Spohr, Office ManagerE-mail: aspohr@fgcu.edu

3. Attend or join RHA

What is RHA?

“RHA is the Resident Housing Association comprised of the students

who live in North Lake Village at Florida Gulf

Coast University. RHA is funded separately through housing fees that

allow the organization to develop social, educational, and

leadership programs for residents opening

doors to infinite opportunities.”

http://rhaclub.fgcu.edu/RHA%20Rap.MPG

References• Comprehensive Campus Master Plan, 2000-2010: Data Inventory and

Facility Needs Analysis (Vol. 1). (December 2000). Florida Gulf Coast University.

• Florida Gulf Coast University Student Residences Groundbreaking Ceremony. (December 1997). Moments in History.

• McKinney, Charles. (September 1994). Student Housing: A Discussion Paper.

• Student Residence Project: Request for Proposal 97P-006. (November 1996). Florida Gulf Coast University.

• Andrade, Andres. Personal Interview. 23 Oct. 2006.

• Campbell, Sholondo. Personal Interview. 20 Sep. 2006.

FGCU Master Plan 2005-2015