McCormick Hall Renewal

McCormick has been selected as the next residential renewal project as part of MIT’s 2030 campus renovation and renewal plan. McCormick is anticipated to go offline after MIT’s 2026 Commencement exercises and will remain unoccupied for the duration of the renewal period, which is expected to last for two academic years. 

Throughout the design process, the Division of Student Life (DSL), Housing & Residential Services (HRS), and the project team will engage the house team and resident student leaders to ensure that the McCormick Hall Transition Team (MHTT) works with the architects and provides input on the student life program elements of the design.

About the Project

McCormick Hall will be temporarily closed beginning in the summer of 2026. Given the residence’s importance to the student experience at MIT, a planned renewal to target aging building systems is underway to preserve the building’s historical charm while meeting modern accessibility standards. The McCormick Transition Team–comprised of student leaders in the residence, the heads of house, and staff from DSL–is carefully planning the temporary closure of the building.

McCormick Hall Transition Team

Purpose: Plan for the transition of the McCormick Hall community by:

  • Raising renewal-related issues and developing strategies to address them
  • Working through relocation logistics including housing assignments, community event and gathering spaces, storage of community belongings, documenting the house history, culture, and artwork, and other student and staff needs
  • Providing input on the project designs in student and residential spaces; and
  • Ensuring effective communication with the McCormick community
  • Contact the MCHTT

McCormick Hall Community Support Plan

While a recent survey of current McCormick residents confirmed that dedicated housing for women only is a necessary accommodation (8% of respondents), a significant number of McCormick residents (92% of respondents) indicated that they would be somewhat comfortable or comfortable living on a mixed gender floor as long as there is access to women-only restrooms on the floor.