al ▁student ▁spons oring . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁campus ▁of ▁U DC , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Van ▁N ess ▁campus , ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Cleveland ▁Park ▁neighborhood ▁at ▁Connecticut ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Van ▁N ess ▁Street ▁in ▁North west ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁It ▁l ends ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁Van ▁N ess – U DC ▁Met ror ail ▁station . ▁ ▁Prim arily ▁a ▁comm uter ▁school , ▁U DC ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁resident ial ▁accommod ations ▁or ▁d orm itories ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁le asing ▁an ▁a partment ▁building ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁its ▁campus . ▁U DC ▁plans ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁new ▁residence ▁hall ▁on ▁its ▁main ▁campus ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁could ▁house ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 3 0 0 ▁students . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁$ 4 0 ▁million ▁student ▁center ▁also ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Van ▁N ess ▁Camp us ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁as ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Techn ical ▁Institute , ▁occup ying ▁buildings ▁vac ated ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Stand ards . ▁Following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁U DC ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁re develop ing ▁the ▁campus , ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Build ings ▁ 3 2 , ▁ 3 8 , ▁and ▁ 3 9 ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁Seven ▁additional ▁buildings ▁opened ▁in ▁