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PFW making headlines with student housing groundbreaking
It’s not every day that a university gets to celebrate the start of a major construction project, but Purdue Fort Wayne now knows what it takes to do it a couple times per semester. Along with Gilbane Development Company, PFW broke ground Oct. 29 on a 600-bed, 213,000-square-foot apartment complex that’s scheduled to be ready to welcome students in August 2026.
Taking place just seven weeks after the ceremonial launch of the Surack–Sweetwater Music Industry Building, this late October kickoff event for what will be called Trace at Purdue Fort Wayne included a comparable amount of enthusiasm and media attention.
View and read some of the highlighted coverage below.
Oct. 29
WXIN (FOX 59 Indianapolis) | 7 a.m. newscast
21Alive | 5 p.m. newscast
FOX 55 | 5 p.m. newscast
21Alive | 6 p.m. newscast
WANE 15 | 6 p.m. newscast
WANE 15 | 11 p.m. newscast
Oct. 30
WRTV (ABC Indianapolis) | 6 a.m. newscast
Purdue University Fort Wayne celebrates start of student housing construction | The Journal Gazette (subscription required)
Oct. 31
PFW embraces a more residential atmosphere with new student housing development | The Journal Gazette (subscription required)
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