Construction has started on the Digs Apartments on 1.53 acres southeast of 31st & Mary Street, just a little south of The Mill on Leavenworth coffee shop. The project will consist of two, 4-story buildings atop parking garage podiums. The project will total 188 apartment units plus a clubhouse, pool, patio and a small outdoor parking lot between the buildings.
The first building will be 119,897 sq. ft. with 107 market-rate apartment units and 62 indoor parking stalls. The second building will be 81,395 sq. ft. with 81 apartment units and 48 indoor parking stalls. The $46 million project received $4.1 million in Tax Increment Financing. Four single-family houses have already been demolished to make way for construction.
