From the Ground Up: Villas at Verandas

Owner/developer: Verandas LLC
Construction manager: Coryell Enterprises Inc.
Architect: H Design Group LLC
Engineers: Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; Mettemeyer Engineering LLC, structural; and CJD Engineering LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 17,464 square feet
Estimated cost: $2 million
Lender: Guaranty Bank
Estimated completion: April 15
Project description: Across the street from the Verandas apartments completed last year, the same construction team is building 11 two-story townhomes on an acre parcel in south Springfield, near Campbell Avenue and Plainview Road. Dan Coryell, vice president of operations for TLC Properties, said residents of the Villas at Verandas would have access to the apartment complex amenities, which include a heated outdoor pool, indoor basketball and a fitness center. He said TLC Properties, which serves as property manager, is preleasing the two- and three-bedroom units – which range from $1,895 to $2,195 per month – but there are no signed occupants. “For that level of townhome housing, people are going to want to see the units, and we haven’t been able to show since they’re still under construction,” Coryell said.