Dickinson State University housing complex sits empty as neighbors voice concerns about parking

DSU housing complex sits empty as neighbors voice concerns about parking, future use

DICKINSON -- A three-story building meant to provide off-campus housing to Dickinson State University students is sitting empty this semester, and neighborhood residents are trying to keep it that way.

Blue Hawk Square, located two blocks south of the university on West Villard Street, became another casualty of the DSU Foundation’s dissolution in June when Dacotah Bank acquired the property from a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

Now, the bank is working with DSU and the city to get students back in the 44-unit apartment building as early as the spring semester.

However, residents of the neighborhood around Blue Hawk Square are urging city officials to deny the bank a variance that would allow students to live in the building and park on campus, thereby keeping it from obtaining a certificate of occupancy.

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