The Northwest Residential Area was a residential dorm area for campus that was planned to be built north of where the parking lots for parking services are today. The only references for this dorm complex exist on maps of the 1960s.
The idea for the Northwest Residential Area was soon abandoned and it is possible, though unconfirmed, that the Sylvan Residential Area might have come out of these plans. Evidence supporting this can be found on a map of campus in the 1960s where the Northwest area is shown, while the Sylvan area is not mentioned.