Previously a vehicle drop-off area and parking lot, the courtyard between these buildings was converted to a public open space with landscaping and exterior furniture in 2018; a raised platform was built for performances or other events.

In 2008, Pitt approved a $9.1 million renovation of Amos Hall[12] that included air conditioning; updated energy efficient electrical and water systems; and updated bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens that were redesigned to be compatible with the pre-existing architectural structure.

Completed and reopened for the Fall 2009 term, input from each sorority gave every floor its own style.

Bruce Hall houses 212 primarily first year male and female students in four- and six-person suites.

Starting in 2014–2015, Bruce Hall became home to the College of Business Administration's first year student Living Learning Community.

The second floor is the main entrance for residents, as well as the location of the University of Pittsburgh Business and Auxiliary Services offices.

The 6-person suites on the upper floors have an exceptional view of the Cathedral of Learning, Schenley Plaza, and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History from the common room's windows.

A five bedroom, four-bath suite on the twelfth floor of Bruce Hall also once served as the university's Chancellor residence.

Holland Hall is divided into two wings, North and South, and houses 600 upperclass and first-year males and females in single, double, triple, and quad accommodations; prior to 2017 it was a women only dormitory.

[31] The store completed a $9.43 million renovation that included insertion of a skylight, a café, a technology area, an Espresso Book Machine, and various reading nooks, as well as the creation of a new entrance on the Forbes Avenue side of Holland Hall.

McCormick Hall houses 132 mostly upperclass men and women in two-, three-, five-, and seven-person suites.