Two hundred luxury apartments for graduate students are the latest addition to the university’s rapidly developing health sciences campus along the Hal Greer corridor.
Students enrolled in the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine or the Marshall University School of Pharmacy, as well as resident physicians and other Marshall graduate students, now have the option of living in a luxury apartment community located mere steps from the university’s rapidly developing health sciences campus along the Hal Greer corridor.
Fairfield Landing welcomed its first residents this past summer. Located next to the Erma Ora Byrd Clinical Center and the School of Pharmacy’s new home in Stephen J. Kopp Hall, the community offers 200 fully furnished, one- and two-bedroom apartment units. Parking and all utilities, including cable and internet, are included in the rent. All units have a laundry center and dishwasher and feature luxury touches like granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. The building’s L-shaped corridors are flooded with natural light from numerous windows. A card access security system gives residents peace of mind. Living in such close proximity to school and clinical sites cuts down on commuting time, a plus for busy students in the medical professions.
Nate Randolph, AIA, a principal with Edward Tucker Architects Inc. of Huntington, who worked with architects from Perkins + Will of Atlanta to design the complex, says the apartments meet a need for convenient, high quality housing for graduate and medical students in Huntington.
“What really stands out about Fairfield Landing is the quality of the materials used in constructing both its interior and exterior,” Randolph explained. There is not much in the market for graduate student housing that has the kinds of amenities that Fairfield Landing offers. Everyone has been very happy with the quality of the units.”
The community was carefully designed with the needs of its residents in mind, including the need to work in teams with their peers. Study alcoves and community spaces invite the kinds of collaboration students do in their classes and will continue to do throughout their careers.
“With the construction of Fairfield Landing and the new pharmacy building, we finally have a campus for the medical school that allows connectivity between the professions, and where they can share resources between the different programs,” says Randolph.
Fairfield Landing was constructed through a private-public partnership between the university and private investment firm Signet LLC. Proceeds from Fairfield Landing will help fund the construction costs for the new pharmacy facility.
“The completion of this project is a testament to the individuals who worked on it from the university, the board of governors, the design team, and the contracting community. This project was a very good use of resources,” says Randolph. “Most of the work that was done on the project was completed by local contractors, so the value of this project directly benefits the local community.”
Molly McClennen is a freelance writer who lives in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Fairfield Landing is located near Marshall’s health sciences campus and clinical sites, providing convenience for students in the medical professions.
The modern building is flooded with natural light from numerous windows.
Study alcoves and community spaces were designed with student collaboration in mind.
Apartments are fully furnished and include kitchens with a dishwasher, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.