How UNG is changing the housing industry in Oakwood - Gainesville Times

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How UNG is changing the housing industry in Oakwood

A development featuring three-bedroom cottages with rents of $1,650-$1,800 per month approved by the Oakwood City Council has begun on 2.3 acres at 2988 Frontage Road, near the Thurmon Tanner Parkway entrance to the University of North Georgia. - photo by Scott Rogers

11182018 OAKWOOD 1.jpg — A development featuring three-bedroom cottages with rents of $1,650-$1,800 per month approved by the Oakwood City Council has begun on 2.3 acres at 2988 Frontage Road, near the Thurmon Tanner Parkway entrance to the University of North Georgia. - photo by Scott Rogers

Bill Stark is more than familiar with off-campus, private student housing, as his son attends Clemson University in South Carolina. “It’s very, very popular, and they fill up very quickly,” he said. The South Hall developer is working to meet a similar need at the University of North Georgia’s fast-growing Gainesville campus.