Everyone votes with their money. There will be other options available to the students. Students should be the ones making the choice of where to live based on

Everyone votes with their money. There will be other options available to the students. Students should be the ones making the choice of where to live based on the things they value. If the project is significantly cheaper and in practice there is not so much difference, some students might graduate with equal results to others with windows but with less debt to repay given the savings in accomodation.