Delays force Champaign high-rises to postpone move-ins
By Julie Wurth
Thursday August 21, 2008
Darrell Hoemann
University of Illinois student Brian Davidson is keeping some belongings in the trunk of his car at the moment. He signed a lease for an apartment in the 'Whopper' at 309 E. Green St., C, and then switched to a building at 54 E. Chalmers St., C, but is now living temporarily in Urbana, as neither structure is ready.
CHAMPAIGN – First, Brian Davidson signed a lease for an apartment in a new luxury campus high-rise on Green Street known as the "Whopper."
Then, last April, two of his roommates backed out. So Roland Realty let Davidson transfer his lease to a smaller apartment building under construction at 54 E. Chalmers St.
As it turned out, neither building will be ready Friday, the original occupancy date. The Whopper, in fact, has a giant crane sitting on top of it.
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