From the Ground Up: Aspen Springfield

Owner/developer: Aspen Heights (Austin, Texas)
General contractor: Aspen Heights Construction LLC (Austin, Texas)
Architect: Humphreys & Partners Architects LP (Dallas)
Engineers: Olsson Associates Inc., civil; Integrity Structural Corp. (Houston, Texas), structural; and Vrettos Pappas Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 208,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $26 million, per building permit
Lender: None
Estimated completion: July 31
Project description: The sprawling complex just east of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce is designed with a pool and hot tub, outdoor grill and fire pit, parking garage, fitness center, tanning beds and study rooms. With 166 units, the complex will house 564 beds with two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts priced between $584 and $704 per bedroom per month. Aspen Heights Sales and Marketing Vice President Zach Borger said the project is targeting college students with the potential to move in before the 2016-17 school year. Company officials have said development costs could run up to $38 million.

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