Two local income-restricted housing developers are sewing the final stitch into the former Johnson & Wales University dorms in South Park Hill.

Archway Communities is turning two former residence halls just off the corner of Quebec Street and 17th Avenue on the campus into 58 apartments. The four other dorms on campus already have been converted.

Development costs are estimated at $45 million. Archway submitted its development proposal to the city last month.

“There are major renovations that are needed to modernize these buildings that were built in the 1930s to bring them to current code requirements and current needs, but also to ensure that we’re aligning the appropriate layout for one, two and three bedrooms,” Archway CEO Laura Brudzynski told BusinessDen.

The redevelopment is the

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