Its tower lacking tenants, Harrisburg University misses $1M debt payment

UPDATE: This post was updated at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday with some additional comments from Harrisburg University leaders and a correction on the current level of occupancy in the Chestnut Street building.

After several years of painful retrenchment and reprioritization, Harrisburg University finished its 2025-2026 fiscal year in the black.

But there is one financial sore spot featured prominently in the Harrisburg skyline that university leaders are still working hard to cure: The new tower at 222 Chestnut Street that remains about 40 percent unoccupied three years after opening…

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