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Stony Brook University has spent years envisioning how its West Campus could become a vibrant, mixed-use district that supports student success and daily campus life. As a flagship institution in the State University of New York system, the university sees this project as an opportunity to meet urgent housing needs, enhance the student and staff experience, and create a cohesive, village-style environment that fosters a strong sense of place.
At the core of the vision is a comprehensive mixed-use district that integrates undergraduate, graduate, and workforce housing with student and employee amenity packages, retail, dining, parking, and renewable energy infrastructure. To achieve this vision, the university is pursuing a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) delivery structure, aligning with long-term performance, lifecycle stewardship, and financial sustainability. The approach is designed to provide relief in a region with a challenging housing market, while also delivering the kinds of amenities that help a campus function as a true neighborhood—one where living, learning, and working happen side by side.
Once realized, the West Campus mixed-use residential development will serve the broader university community and provide meaningful integration with the community, offering a welcoming front door to Stony Brook and a place that feels active throughout the day and evening. The plan reflects a broader ambition: not simply to add buildings, but to shape an environment that supports long-term institutional goals, reinforces Stony Brook’s leadership within SUNY, and creates a destination that people choose to be part of.
“This is more than just a housing project,” said B&D Senior Project Manager Larynette Hinds. “Stony Brook is creating a district that reflects how its students, faculty, and staff want to live today—one that brings together housing, services, and community in a way that strengthens the campus and its role as the leading institution on Long Island and continues to position Stony Brook University as a champion of energy resilience and responsible long-term development.”
That vision has now moved into the procurement phase with the release of a request for qualifications for the residential development. The RFQ represents a key milestone in a planning process shaped through years of analysis and stakeholder coordination, with B&D serving as technical advisor. The university currently anticipates an estimated delivery for the student housing component and support amenities and infrastructure in the fall of 2029.
