AMES, IOWA — The Opus Group will develop a new student residential and retail complex directly adjacent to Iowa State University’s campus in Ames. The Foundry will feature 53 units and 144 bedrooms with 7,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. The six-story building will be the gateway to Iowa State University’s campus. Units will offer students living options of two- and four-bedrooms. Residents will have access to several amenities including a fitness center, study lounges, game room, private heated underground parking, common areas and on-site retail options. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin this month with completion slated for August 2015. Pre-leasing for the residential complex has begun. Opus Development Company LLC is the developer of the project and Opus Design Build LLC is the design-builder. Opus AE Group LLC is partnering with Minneapolis-based Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc. on the design. Opus recently completed two luxury student housing options at the University of Minnesota and it has three others currently underway near university campuses in Madison, Wis., Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
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