Holland Construction Services has begun construction on the second phase of the Sunnen Station Apartment complex near Manchester and South Hanley Roads in Maplewood, Mo.

The new four-story, 121-unit apartment community will include an attached 61,000 SF. two-level parking garage with 187 spaces and indoor/outdoor recreational facilities.

Holland completed Phase I of the complex in 2017 - which sits adjacent to Phase II - and will be connected by a shared parking lot. The complex is also adjacent to the Sunnen Station MetroLink Station and the Sunnen Business Park.

This multifamily community, developed by the Sunnen Family in conjunction with Cozad Commercial Real Estate, is the first new apartment construction in the City of Maplewood in several years.

“Phase I of Sunnen Station Apartments is currently 100% occupied so we have found there is clearly a need for this type of development in the area,” said G.T. Cozad, principal at Cozad Commercial Real Estate.

The new development will include many of the same modern amenities as Phase I, including onsite recreational facilities such as a fitness center and a swimming pool.

The majority of the earthwork is now complete for the 120,000-SF multifamily development. The next steps will be pouring the footings on the retaining wall and setting up onsite utilities.

“One unique feature of this building is that we had to accommodate the layout of the land in our design plans,” said Holland project director, Will Stajduhar.

“The north section of the building is like a five-story building and we created it this way to adapt to the elevation in that area. Multifamily is one of our specialties and the fact that we’ve worked with this owner and developer before and are familiar with this project site will make this project run very smoothly,” Stajduhar said.

Other partners on the project include: architect - Lamar Johnson Collaborative; civil & structural engineer - Frontenac Engineering; and MEP Engineer – PE-Services.

The expected completion date for Sunnen Station Apartments Phase II is May 2022. For more information about the development, visit www.sunnenstationapts.com.