The 87 apartment complex currently being constructed east of campus will be ready for students to move into in August 2024, property manager Amanda Kindley said in an interview with The Observer.
The complex, which is located off Vaness Street and south of the Outlook apartment buildings, consists of both apartments and townhouses and will have 335 units and 810 beds. It will have a number of amenities for residents including an “all-pro lounge” for watching sports games and movies, a 2,300 square foot fitness center, a golf simulator, business centers, a pet park and pickleball, volleyball and basketball courts, Kindley said.
Kindley explained that while the apartments will primarily cater to Notre Dame students, they are open to anyone who applies and is accepted. She noted, however, the apartments can only be leased and not bought. Notre Dame undergraduate students are required to live in residence halls for their first six semesters.
Liam Kelly | The Observer With a focus on students, Kindley said, the complex will try to cultivate a sense of community by holding events for residents.
“Ideally we’d like to have at least one big [event] a month, whether that be a free food Friday or a grocery bingo, or we host something in one of our event lounges,” she said.
The 87 is located on the previous sites of the Turtle Creek and Campus View apartments. Toll Brothers purchased the property to develop into The 87.
“[Campus View] was very old, and just wasn’t doing well, so our owners then bought it and then decided to tear it down and then just start new,” Kindley said.
The apartment prices start at $1,070 per bed per month and go all the way up to $1,630 per bed per month for the most expensive units, according to The 87’s website. Kindley said she doesn’t foresee the prices impacting demand.
“So far, we’re not seeing an issue with that,” she said “When we do our rates we definitely do a market analysis to see how we compare to the other communities. So really, we’re not far off from a lot of the other communities’ rates.”
Kindley said although some floor plans are sold out already, only 13% of apartments for the 2024-2025 school year and 30% of the units for the 2025-2026 school year have been pre-leased so far.
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