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New Student Complex Planned for Downtown Athens, Ga.

Landmark Properties plans to build at Thomas and Strong streets.

The mixed use development of residential and retail is expected to open in the fall of 2014. The complex will have 610 beds and 24,788 square feet of retail space. Apartments can have from one to five bedrooms, and studios will also be in the mix. The Standard, as the development is called, will have student-oriented amenities, including fitness centers, an infinity pool and a study room and cyber cafe, among others.

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