All-studio complex proposed
By Christian Wihtol, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. | |
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The latest project, according to tentative plans submitted to the city, would be a six-story structure totaling 251 units, plus two stories of underground parking.
A distinguishing feature: Every unit would be a studio apartment, with a Murphy-style wall bed. Also, the building would feature 141 on-site underground parking stalls.
Under the plans, the developer wants to get started with excavation and underground parking construction sometime this fall.
The project would be east of the
The acre, at
The developer's identity is unclear. The site is owned by
On paperwork filed with the city,
While this project would exclusively contain studios, most other student-housing developers in the last few years have included a mix of unit sizes and types, including a large number of multi-bedroom apartments shared by two, three or four students.
The latest project would feature a ground-floor swimming pool in a central courtyard, with apartments wrapped around it.
The land is zoned for apartments, according to the tentative plans.
Over the past several years, local and out-of-area developers have gone wild building or planning student apartments near the UO. Some of the proposals have died on the vine. But many have advanced and are either complete or under contruction. The biggest project underway, and partially occupied, is by Alabama-Capstone in downtown
Other student housing developments in construction include The
Tuski's parcel is less than a block from the eastern boundary of the UO.
Observers and developers have said one of the main effects of the new student complexes will be to draw students away from the older, dilapidated rental houses and small, old apartment buildings that dot the neighborhoods surrounding the UO.
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