Housing & Residence Education
SW 13th Street & Museum Road
PO Box 112100
Gainesville, FL 32611-2100
Phone: (352) 392-2161
Beaty Towers
Quick Facts
Office Ph# — (352)392-6111
Opened — 1967
Capacity — 787
Total Rooms — 200
(room type preference = apartment)
Location — See Map
Coed — by suite
AC — central
Typical Room Layout |
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Beaty Towers is part of the Towers/Jennings Residence Area and is named for Robert Calder Beaty, UF Dean of Student Personnel and employee for 36 years. Dean Beaty was also YMCA Assistant Secretary, Professor of Sociology, Assistant Dean of Students, and Dean of Students.
As no similar high-rise structures exist on the UF campus, Beaty is somewhat of an architectural anomaly. The building hosts a convenience store, the offices for ECCI long distance service as well as a commons building for large group activities. Architect Forrest Kelly and the Edward M. Fleming Construction Company of Miami, FL built the twin towers at a cost of $3.25 million, and it was dedicated June 12, 1971.
Each carpeted apartment has two bedrooms, a private bathroom, and a study-kitchenette. Each kitchenette has a refrigerator, range, oven, and garbage disposal. Cable television jacks and housing computer network jacks are available in each suite. Beaty Towers is across the street from a swimming pool and several tennis courts, one of which is used for roller hockey, and it backs up against a wooded ravine with a brook and a pedestrian bridge.
Beaty residents can take advantage of the additional programming and support services that promote personal wellness and focus on improving body, mind, and spirit.