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

By Pennlive.com  
   February 12, 2026

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% unoccupied three years after opening. To do that, the university said Wednesday, it is opening talks on restructuring outstanding debt tied to the building, and pausing payments on two separate bond issues effective immediately. This is an irregular, but apparently not a unilateral, move.

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