Northern Michigan University has announced that initial steps toward construction of two new student apartment complexes will begin Monday, Aug. 4. The buildings will be located on university property along both sides of Presque Isle Avenue—one between Fair Avenue and Subway on the east, and the other from Cohodas Hall to Waldo Street on the west. The general contractor, Stevens Construction Corp. of Bloomington, Minn., along with local subcontractors, will begin fencing the construction area and moving equipment onsite Monday. Preparation for the removal of the former Invent@NMU building on the corner of Fair Avenue and Presque Isle and the former Temaki building next door will also begin next week.
The NMU Board of Trustees previously approved the project because existing NMU housing was operating at full capacity. The two new buildings will be capable of accommodating 386 residents through a mix of studio/1BR, 2BR and 4BR apartments. Construction is scheduled to be completed before the fall 2027 semester.
According to its website, Stevens Construction Corp. is one of the largest general contractors in the upper Midwest. It is headquartered in Madison, with offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis/Bloomington. Since 1999, the company has built more than 7,000 student living beds across the region in Ann Arbor and Madison, and for universities in Indiana, Iowa and Kansas.