Students find luxury near campus [North Florida]

Students find luxury near campus [North Florida]

Jacey Dykstra’s condominium is anything but an average student residence.
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The University of Florida sophomore nursing student comes home to 10-foot ceilings, granite countertops, French doors that open onto a private balcony and walls so thick, she never hears any of her more than 80 neighbors.

Todd Shealy, who owns Campus View development company Focus Real Estate Group, is building an additional 49 two-bedroom units to the 66 already inhabited. Shealy said he has sold a single unit for as much as $340,000 and is selling the two-bedroom condos for a base price of $229,000.

“They seem to be selling as fast as we can build them,” he said.