New apartment complex brings affordable housing closer to campus

UNC students will soon have another off-campus housing option when Stonecrop Apartments are completed near West Franklin Street.

The complex is being built at 110 S. Roberson St. which was previously used for an individual residence. The apartments can house about 50 people.

Construction is slated to be completed in the spring and wait lists for leases are already being created to move in next May and June.

Zoning plans for the complex were approved last February said Kendal Brown" senior planner for Chapel Hill.

UNC junior David Martin said that apartments are the most convenient place to live and that the town needs more apartments close to campus.

""I think that if it's affordable" then Chapel Hill needs all of the affordable housing it can get" Martin said.

Junior Kristen Sugg lives in Chapel Ridge Apartments, and prefers them over student housing.

It's just more convenient — more privacy"" she said. The buses are convenient if you live on a bus route.""

The apartments are not exclusive to students" but the new complex will add to quality student housing options said Adam Jones" owner of Millhouse Properties and manager of Stonecrop Apartments.

""There's not a lot of high quality student housing in the downtown area"" he said. You basically have The Warehouse and Chancellor's Square as the higher-end student housing. Everything else is mostly individually owned housing.""

The 11 four-bedroom units will cost $2"600 per month and the three two-bedroom units will cost $1400 per month.

Each unit will contain a kitchen area appliances and a washer and dryer. Water sewer and garbage collection will be included in rent but parking electricity" cable TV and Internet will be paid separately by tenants.

UNC junior Sarah Shoaf lives in a house off campus and said she waited too long to shop for an apartment.

She said an apartment would reduce the number of bills she has to pay each month because most of the utilities are included in the rent for an apartment.

""Apartments are cheaper and more convenient for college students" Shoaf said. They need more cheap" friendly student places.""



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