Sweetberries | Commercial Construction Project – FaverGray

The Sweetberries project is a 587-bed luxury student housing community located in Gainesville, Florida. The development consists of three residential buildings and one parking garage.

The 175,140 GSF community includes two 5-story residential buildings with amenities, a one-story residential building, and a 7-story parking garage.

Building 1 consists of a 5-story residential building totaling 125,100 GSF and features 64 units, a clubhouse with amenities, trash compactors, and additional areas.

Building 2 includes a 5-story residential building totaling 132,710 GSF and provides 82 units, a clubhouse with a pool, amenities, trash compactors, and additional areas.

Building 3 consists of a 1-story residential building totaling 4,409 GSF and offers 3 units.

The 7-story parking garage encompass 175,140 GSF and provide 579 total parking spaces. The parking spaces are designated into 10 ADA space-van parking spaces, 108 scooter parking spaces, and 461 standard parking spaces.

Construction is generally wood frame with brick, fiber cement trim, stucco, and metal panel exterior façade with additional aluminum canopies. The building slabs are post-tensioned concrete slabs on grade.  Interior finishes consist of painted drywall walls and ceilings with a textured finish, a mixture of carpet, luxury vinyl tile, and ceramic tile.

Wood cabinetry and trim with solid surface quartz countertops are installed throughout the complex. Apartment units include screened patios, washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, and shaker-style cabinets. The roofing for Buildings 1 & 2 consists of single-ply TPO roofing membrane system (fully adhered) roofing. The roofing for Building 3 consists of traditional asphalt shingles.

Site improvements consist of water, storm, and sewer utilities that tie into existing public utilities. The site improvements also include resort-style hardscaping, landscaping, irrigation, asphalt paving, and concrete sidewalks.