Metropolitan apartment project could see summer construction

Construction of The Metropolitan a proposed large, mixed-use building at the intersection of College Avenue and Atherton Street could begin toward the summer of this year, Ara Kervandjian managing director of PennTrust Properties, LLC, said via email.

The project is now in the final design and submitting phase with various governing bodies, Kervandjian said. PennTrust Properties, LLC is responsible for developing the building.

The building will be built at 106 S. Atherton Street, formerly an Arbys restaurant, and will also take up neighboring lots at 412 and 418 W. College Ave., according to State College senior Planner and Zoning Officer Anne Messner. The building is proposed to have 12 floors with a height of 145 feet, Messner said.

We hope that the project will redefine downtown State College as a destination for apartment living, retail and dining, Kervandjian said.

The ground floor will contain a mix of retail and restaurant space, with office space on the second and rooftop levels, Kervandjian said.

The building will also include a sky deck on the penthouse level, a terrace area on the third floor and nine floors of residential housing, Kervandjian said.

Seven of the residential floors will be student housing while the remaining two will be market rate housing for non-students, Messner said. The number of apartments is still being determined, according to Matt Lee , project director for The Metropolitan for Niles Bolton Associates.

Lee also said construction could start this summer for a fall 2016 opening.

Niles Bolton Associates, an Atlanta-based firm, is the architect for The Metropolitan, Kervandjian said.

The residential units will not have balconies based on the design presented to the borough, although the zoning code does allow for balconies, State College Borough Manager Tom Fountaine said.

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Metropolitan apartment project could see summer construction