New York-based Park 7 Group received the green light Monday to begin construction on Park 7 Apartments, a 560,442-square-foot, six-story student housing apartment complex at 222. E. Boyd Drive.
The construction permit for the $41.6 million project indicates the complex will comprise 280 units and feature three inner courtyards, a pool and party deck on the sixth floor. It will wrap around a parking garage on two sides.
Attempts to reach a representative with Park 7 Group for a construction timeline were unsuccessful by this afternoon’s deadline.
The group purchased the 2.6 acres of land outside the South Gates of LSU for roughly $9.3 million in four separate deals in May. The complex will sit across from Dantin Bruce Development’s 333 Flats development, bordered by West Parker Boulevard, East Boyd Drive, Swire Avenue and Dodson Avenue.
Park 7 Group has developed and managed a 16,000-bed student housing portfolio, according to its website. The company has previously announced Duplantis Design Group is handling the design and engineering work on the project, while Dallas-based Humphreys and Partners is the architect.
—Ryan Broussard
