By Michael Richardson
Four new buildings, two of which will be filled by this fall, will house nearly 800 students as an extension of Heritage Halls.
The buildings are being constructed on the site of the former Deseret Towers.
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“I would rather have lived in Heritage,” said Ryan Boyce, a senior from St. George majoring in math. “I was mad that I couldn’t make food in my apartment.”
The cost to live in the new four-story complexes will be more than the older Heritage Halls buildings, according to a Campus Accommodations email.
Newer buildings, furnishings and equipment result in higher rates, which will be comparable to rates paid at Helaman Halls.
Some incoming freshmen have faced difficulties with lack of on-campus housing after Deseret Towers’ destruction.
Taylor Stacey, a freshman from Alpine studying public health, said she barely made it into Helaman Halls, but knows friends who didn’t.
“They were frustrated because they wanted to be with their friends,” Stacey said.
The new housing will erase this issue, said Julie Franklin, director of Residence Life.
“There will be ample spaces for students who want on-campus housing this fall,” Franklin said in an email.
Franklin also said of the two buildings that will be available this fall, the women’s building will be slightly larger. Two additional buildings will be available for Winter 2012.
The buildings will have a traditional academic-residential feel with pitched roofs and red brick walls. Each will be four stories high and able to house approximately 200 residents.
Students will have the option of two- or three-bedroom units complete with a kitchen, living room, dining area, bathroom and additional vanity with sink. Laundry facilities and extra storage will be located in the basement.
