Wentworth Institute of Technology has scored the approval of the would-be neighbors of its planned 109,000-square-foot dorm at 525 Huntington Avenue. The school believes it can draw more than 300 students who would otherwise rent elsewhere in the Fenway and Mission Hill: "The reason they're so confident they'll fill all the beds? Two words—granite countertops." [Banker & Tradesman]
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