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Century 21 begins construction on new Ramapo dormitories.


Joseph Marino, President of Century 21 Construction, announced the commencement of construction on the second phase of the new dormitories being built for Ramapo College Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public liberal arts and professional studies institution of the New Jersey system of higher education. It is located in Mahwah in Bergen County, New Jersey. Its president is Dr. Peter Philip Mercer.  in Mahwah, New Jersey Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 24,062. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet". . With the completion of this project in late summer, Century 21 will have built 2.56 new dorm rooms for Ramapo College in two new facilities. The total construction budget is approximately $21,000,000.

The mast recent residence, formally named Maple Hall, has 128 rooms. To. accommodate two to three students per unit, each room will be fully furnished with beds, desks, seating, bookcases, wardrobes, private bathrooms and micro-refrigerators. Each resident student will have access to the campus voice, video and data network. The fully sprinklered, five-story building includes a first floor lobby and lounge areas on each floor.

Century 21 was also responsible for constructing an 8,600 square foot Pavilion for Ramapo College that includes a kitchen, dining hail and fitness center which serves the two new dormitory buildings.

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, the College's Contracting Officer A US military officer or civilian employee who has a valid appointment as a contracting officer under the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The individual has the authority to enter into and administer contracts and determinations as well as findings about such contracts. , this new hall responds to strong demand for on-campus housing. It will bring the total bed capacity at the College to over 1,800.

Designated "New Jersey's Public Liberal Arts College Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge " by the state legislature, Ramapo offers 32 degree programs at the bachelor's and master's levels. Global education is infused throughout the curriculum and is reinforced through study abroad, international cooperative education and exchange programs.

Century 21 servers as General Contractor for the Ramapo College dormitory project, The Project Superintendent for Century 211 is Ray Benedetto, while Frank Calafiore serves as Project Manager. The architect is Comerro Coppa Architects of Totowa. Century 21 has been responsible for the construction of numerous educational facilities for such other institutions as Rutgers University and Union County College Union County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Union County, New Jersey. As the oldest community college in New Jersey, Union County College has been serving both career-minded and transfer-oriented students since 1933. .

According to Joe Marino, "We are pleased to announce that Century 21's construction of the second Residence Hall at Ramapo College is well underway.
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Title Annotation:Century 21 Construction
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 28, 2000
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