[Philly Fan]

Originally Posted by christof

As a Penn grad, I rather see the new college house without retail. Rather, I would like to see a classroom or two as part of the building.

Agreed (as another Penn grad). And that's the plan (similar to New College House east):

With a mix of 6- and 5-bedroom two-bath suites and 4-, 3- and 2-bedroom one-bath suites, New College House West will also provide common areas including study, living, seminar and music practice rooms.

http://www.pennconnects.upenn.edu/fi...t_overview.php