A year ago, USC trustees approved a contract with Holder Properties, Inc. to construct a high-end student housing development. And in six months, students will move in.
USC architect Derek Gruner said the project is on schedule to be completed for the fall 2015 semester, less than two years after the contract's approval.
The 650 Lincoln development, located behind the Carolina Coliseum, will be made up of two buildings and two parking garages — finishes have begun on the north building and will begin on the south building next month. The development will also house a restaurant and retail space.
Holder Properties CEO John Holder said half the incoming tenants are female and half are male; a good ratio, he said. All the rooms are full, and the wait is still growing.
"We have a significant waiting list," he said. "If there are others that come around, they're out of luck."
Holder Properties, Inc. is also contracted to work on the Innovation Center, the Innovista partnership between IBM, Fluor Corp. and USC, which is schedule to begin construction in March.