Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox.
Subscribe to our newsletter here.

Ongoing construction as part of Syracuse University’s “comprehensive housing strategy” will close sidewalks and cause traffic detours, Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer Pete Sala said in a campus-wide email Friday.

Sala’s email provided updates to construction on residence halls at 544 University Place, Waverly Avenue and Comstock Avenue as well as the University Avenue Hotel. As projects will increase traffic on campus, the Campus, Planning, Design and Construction team will work “closely” with contractors to mitigate congestion, Sala said.

In the email, Sala said the projects will “transform” the campus, while trying to minimize disruption.

Over the summer, construction continued on 544 University Place with major sitework completed, Sala said. “Large portions” of the building’s foundation were put into place.

Sidewalks and pedestrian detours in the area will remain closed on Ostrom Avenue.

Both Kimmel and Marion residence halls were demolished last semester for construction on the proposed Waverly Avenue residence and dining hall and the Comstock Avenue residence hall.

Community members can expect “additional pedestrian detours.” The Comstock Avenue Garage’s will also close and cause a detour to Ostrom Avenue and Marshall Street, according to the email.

Later this month, construction on the new University Ave hotel begins, Sala said in the email. Located on the former University Avenue North and South parking lots, delays due to construction fencing begins in the next few weeks.

The planned hotel was announced in December 2024 as part of SU’s Graduate by Hilton collaboration and will act as a space for the broader central New York community to gather, the email says.

Construction-related concerns and questions can be directed toward cpdc@syr.edu.

Published on October 4, 2025 at 7:02 pm
Contact Chloe: cfrinka@syr.edu