On Monday, Nov. 3, students living in The Edge dorm hall at Cleveland State University (CSU) received an email informing them that students living on floors seven through 11 will be required to relocate for the spring 2026 semester due to full replacement work on the building’s water pipes.
The message from Cleveland State Residence Life and Housing, operating under Greystar, a real estate company, said construction will start the week after fall 2025 final exams and continue throughout the spring semester. Students on the affected floors will be reassigned to other campus housing and receive a credit on their spring housing bill: $250 for moving to another unit in The Edge, $500 for relocating to The Langston, and $750 for moving to Euclid Commons. All students are guaranteed their current housing rate.
Students will need to schedule an appointment to select their new room by the end of finals week and move out by Monday, Dec. 22.
However, some students told The Cauldron they received personalized emails explaining that their new dorm had already been assigned, with no need to schedule a meeting. These priority students either had special accommodations or worked for The Edge as resident assistants or desk workers.
Email from Stacey Renner, executive director of Residence Life and Housing, sent to students at 1:47 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
“Thank you for your flexibility and understanding as we move forward with these necessary repairs to remediate the water issues in the building,” the housing team wrote in the email. “If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.”
Nick Vande Velde, Associate Vice President of Hospitality Services, agreed to an interview with the Cauldron to discuss the relocation process.
“There is and will be enough housing for each individual,” Velde told the Cauldron. “But to understand what each individual needs to then assign them a room is most important. Some students have different needs, and so we need to meet those needs.”
While Velde stated they have enough space, students are being told conflicting information.
“They told me they had no space for male students,” said a student who’s being relocated, speaking on the condition of anonymity out of concern for possible backlash from university housing staff. “I’m on a waiting list right now. It’s either that or they said I could cancel my housing contract with no penalty and find someplace else.”
When asked if there was enough room on campus for these students, Verde said he had “99% confidence.”
When asked if they had an alternative plan for if they ran out of rooms and beds, Verde told the Cauldron, “If the worst-case scenario came up, I believe so, yes.”
Verde also discussed moving assistance for students.
“Each student is being offered the ability to have assistance,” Verde stated. “We’ll bring on some movers who help them load and move things. None of it is going to be an expense to them.”
However, another email announced that moving assistance would only be provided on Monday, Dec. 15.
Email from Jared LaPoint, the housing operations manager, the residence life and housing team
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