COLLEGE STATION | Aspire | 173 FT | 16 FLOORS | U/C

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Developer: Dinerstein Companies
Architect: Gensler
Type: Student Housing, 263 units (800 beds)
Location: 711 University Dr.
Construction Timeline: Aug 2016 Start Date - July 2018 Completion

New High Rise breaking ground soon in College Station

The skyline of College Station is getting another skyscraper soon.

We take a look at the work happening now to make way for another high rise.

Demolition crews are clearing away the former BB&T bank property on University Drive. In its place are plans for a new 16-story building, currently being called the Sterling High Rise.

Manit Shaw is getting his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M and thinks it'll be easy access for students, putting them walking distance to the engineering school.

Like student housing, it's also growing.

"I guess well it's to accommodate the 2025 plan for the College of Engineering. There will be a lot of number of students coming in to take the undergraduate program, so it will be nice for the students to have a I mean apartments closer to the campus and Northgate being the kind of famous place to live here," said Shaw.

The city says the bank being torn down will be the first floor of retail for the new high rise. They'll be around 263 units from one to six bedrooms, making way for about 800 beds.