Redstone breaks ground on Redstone Lofts at the University of Vermont

Redstone held a ground breaking ceremony on June 1st for Redstone Lofts, an independent on-campus student apartment project at the University of Vermont (UVM) located at 210 College St. In the spring of 2010 UVM awarded Redstone with the opportunity to develop and manage the project on the UVM campus under a long-term ground lease. The project is located between the Redstone Campus and the Gutterson athletic facilities. The project, which will house UVM juniors, seniors, and graduate students, consists of one building with two connected four to five story wings housing approximately 143 studio, one, two, three and four bedroom apartments, and features a variety of amenities including study rooms, a theatre/media center, fitness facilities, game room, and outdoor gathering space. Redstone Lofts is designed to achieve LEED-Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Construction is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2012, and ready for occupancy for the 2012-2013 school year. The Redstone Lofts project team and contributors are: YOUKEL (architecture, placemaking, development strategies); DEW Construction Corp.; Krebs and Lansing Consulting Engineers, Inc.; H. Keith Wagner Partnership; Pearson & Associates Electrical and Mechanical Engineers; Hardy Structural Engineering, LLC; Murphy Sullivan Kronk; People's United Bank; Catamount Student Housing, LLC; and UVM. Shown (from left) are: Bill Wolpert (Youkel), Jeff Davis (DEW), Terry White (Redstone), Tom Gustafson (UVM), Tim Hardy (Hardy Structural Engineering), Larry Williams (Redstone), Derick Read (Krebs & Lansing), Annie Stevens (UVM), Tim Jackson (DEW), Kristin Fortin (DEW), Michelle Young (Youkel), Doug Nedde (Redstone), Susan Greenhalgh (UVM), Linda Seavey (UVM), Larry Kupferman (CEDO), Don Wells (DEW).