ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus’s new residential community will be opening in time for the Fall 2021 semester.
Taylor Place was the only dorm facility on the Downtown Phoenix campus since its opening in 2008.. All first-year freshmen on the Downtown Phoenix campus are expected to live in Taylor Place. Luckily, Fillmore on First will provide students with another housing option.
This new option has many students excited for another housing option to be available.
“I’m really excited to live there. It seems like a very collaborative environment to be in with other students and I’m someone who is really passionate about working with other students on creative projects. I’m a fashion minor and I’m looking forward to connecting with more fashion major students who are moving down here with the fashion school,” said ASU student Maja Peirce.
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Fillmore on First is located at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus at the southwest corner of 1st Ave. and Fillmore St. directly west of the Student Center at the Post Office. The housing community is still under construction but it will be reflected on ASU Maps once the construction is completed.
“Fillmore on First is strategically located near the heart of Downtown Phoenix, where the performing and visual arts, fashion and industrial design are the next wave of embedded programs tied to creative entrepreneurialism within the city,” a spokesperson from University Housing said.
Fillmore on First is near the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the University Center, the Student Center at Post Office and the Downtown Civic Space Park. The housing community is within walking distance from many restaurants, sporting events and shopping areas.
The residence hall will serve as home to students who are in their third year or further into their college education. Fillmore on First will also serve as a home to students in the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
The building is 16-stories-tall, 283,000-square-feet and will serve as a community living space for up to 550 students.
“Fillmore on First is 13 floors of apartment-style student housing above a three-story high-tech innovation hub for the arts geared towards such academic programs as design, popular music, and fashion,” the spokesperson said.
Fillmore on First is apartment-style with a 24-hour security desk and on-site management staff. Floor plan options include two beds, two baths; four beds, two baths; and a studio floor plan.
Amenities at Fillmore on First feature full-sized beds, full kitchens with upgraded appliances, individual bedrooms and laundry facilities on the floor. All entrances to the building are electronic and monitored.
Information regarding rent and rates has not yet been announced.
A secondary application must be filled out in addition to reserving housing. Both applications can be found on the ASU Housing site. Every two weeks applications are reviewed and applicants will receive an email that is informative of an acceptance status.
The community is intended to integrate entrepreneurial and community-focused programs to provide studios, classrooms, offices, exhibition and event spaces. The apartment-style dorms also provide maker-space workshop areas with special environmental systems and equipment.
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“Fillmore on First is designed as a multi-faceted learning community that will help Sun Devils put innovation into action… the first three floors of Fillmore on First will be a state-of-the-art academic space that will bring together many academic disciplines that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship,” the spokesperson said.
Contact the reporter at amlay3@asu.edu.
