College of Charleston president Andrew Hsu said this week that the college intends to build a new dormitory at 106 Coming St., home of the former YWCA building, but if “extraordinary circumstances” arise the college could reevaluate the plan.

After facing stiff opposition to the dorm, Hsu said the college will “reset” the timeline for the Coming Street Commons project on property that could hold the remains of people buried two centuries ago.

“I take full responsibility and admit to the missteps in our earlier actions,” he told more than 100 Charleston residents and students gathered Monday evening in a cramped second-floor meeting room at St. Julian Divine Community Center. “For that, I express my sincere regret. Our intent is to respect the past, the place and the people.”

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