FWIW, he’s built this type of student housing before. The scale is smaller, but it appears to be based on the same concept.
I’m not crazy about the windowless bedrooms, but I like the apartment/suite concept. When I was in college, dorm suites - 4 smaller single bedrooms surrounding a common living area were considered much better than the standard two person dorm room - and those were reserved for athletes.
I can’t speak to the safety of the CA design, and I’m not crazy about windowless bedrooms - the bedrooms at U of M are 16’ x 9’, not huge but not a cubicle, either.
It’s not for everyone, but I suspect there are a lot of younger people that are very social, don’t go to their bedrooms except to sleep (and they don’t sleep much) who would gladly trade spacious bedrooms with windows for a large very nice common area and lots of amenities.
BTW -Munger is Warren Buffet’s long time business partner. I’ve worked for his son, who is a liberal activist and donor in NYC.