Dormitory project begins at Mercy College

Mercy College officials broke ground Friday on a $30 million project to construct a 350-bedroom dormitory on the 64-year-old private college”™s Dobbs Ferry campus.

The 100,000-square-foot building will include 19 six-bed suites and 54 four-bed suites, a 5,000- square-foot fitness center and a Starbucks store.

A Mercy College spokesperson said the college”™s existing dorms and hotel residences house approximately 650 students.