Construction is underway at Temple for a new 1,500-bed residence hall at North Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue that will feature a dining facility and first-floor retail space. The project will create about 100 jobs and possibly include a restaurant. "[Neighbors] want us to bring that kind of economic activity to North Philadelphia in our own projects by making it part of our projects," said Anthony Wagner, Temple's executive vice president and chief financial officer. Since 2000, the number of Temple students living in or around campus has more than tripled from about 4,000 students, fueling the transformation of the area. "I like the idea that the location Temple has chosen to build on puts it on its own footprint," said a local resident.