Today the two basement kitchens are still referred to as Renaissance and O'Keeffe, and the nine sections of the building that were once separate houses are now "suites" bearing the same names.

As the University of Michigan expanded onto the green fields of North Campus in the 1950s, members of the Inter-Cooperative Council saw a unique opportunity for expanding the co-op system as well. They persuaded the University to set aside three acres of a hilltop off Broadway for future co-op development, but it was not until the 1960s, and the promise of assistance from the United States government, that the dream of a new North Campus co-op moved closer to reality.