Provo City isn’t the only entity with projects south of campus. Two fairly large enterprises are currently making progress on housing projects.
On Oct. 1, L&T Construction tore down six homes on 300 East between 700 North and the Y-lot to make room for a new apartment complex called The Isles.
Lewis Bankhead, president and owner of L&T, said The Isles will have 41 units with 21 for men and 20 for women. Each unit will have four private rooms in each.
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The complex will have underground parking, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, recreation room and a court for volleyball and basketball.
Bankhead said he doesn’t think the project will have a major impact on traffic. L&T Construction has rented the road adjacent to the project.
Students will be able to move in beginning August 2012 and can expect a monthly rent in the range of $350 to $375.
The Isles isn’t going to be the only new apartment complex in Provo next fall. R&O Construction is working on two buildings for Peak Capital Partners at 600 East 600 North. The five-acre housing complex will have 236 units with four single bedrooms per unit.
Jamie Dunn, a managing partner of Peak Capital Partners, said the apartments will have high-end finishes and amenities.
[easyembed field=”Photogallery”]”Each unit will have a really nice island in the kitchen, granite counter tops and really nice furniture,” Dunn said. “We’ll have a really large indoor pool with a large spa or hot tub, and an indoor fitness center that opens up into the pool.”
The majority of parking will be underground. The rent cost and name are yet to be determined. Students can propose a name for the project in a contest, and the winner will receive a free year to live there. More information is available at peakcapitalpartners.com/byulifestyle.
The apartments will open next August and be available to rent for the fall.
Barbara Taylor, marketing director at R&O Construction, said the one building is three levels and the other is five. Taylor said they tried to avoid inconveniencing people as much as they could.
“Because it’s in a tight residential area, we’ve been very careful about the traffic and we’ve directed the construction traffic the best way we could,” Taylor said. “I think we’ve been good neighbors trying to let the residents know what is happening and the time frame.”
One of these neighbors has been frustrated.
Justin Smith, a senior from Fort Worth, Texas, moved in across the street from the project in August 2010. He said he’s seen it all, from dirt to concrete.
“For a long time we had roughly six concrete trucks in front of our house every day,” Smith said. “For about a year we couldn’t park on that side of the street.”
Smith said he has gotten used to having a dirty car from the constant dust blowing around, as well as driving around detour signs from both the project and the city. Besides the loud equipment being used early in the morning, Smith said, the construction workers have been polite.
“It’s has been a hassle but they’ve been good about it,” Smith said.
He said he’s more worried about when the project is finished and more than 900 students suddenly live across the street.
Smith said, “I’m happier with how it is than with how it will be.”
