Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held at 3 p.m. Friday for a new Michigan State University student housing complex.
The event will be at the worksite, located near the corner of Kalamazoo Street and Harrison Road, just west of the MSU campus.
Among those taking part in the event are MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and MSU Trustee Melanie Foster.
The $156 million project involves the construction of three, four-story buildings that will provide 60 one-bedroom units and 129 two-bedroom units for students with families. There also will be 244 units for individual students, consisting of a combination of studios and two- and four-bedroom apartments.
In addition, it will include retail space, university administrative offices, outdoor recreation spaces and event parking.
The student family units and event parking are scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2016; the remainder of the project in the fall of 2017.
For more information, please visit http://future.rhs.msu.edu/.