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Avenue C Apartments TARA CADY tcady@billingsgazette.com
Avenue C Apartments is located at 1607 17th St. W. next to West Park Promenade shopping-center off Grand Avenue.
Despite being the largest city in Montana, Billings has always had a small town feel. Farran Realty Partners are shifting that perception with new housing development, Avenue C Apartments. Located at 1607 17th St. W. are 126 high-end living units available to renters who dream to live lavishly in the Magic City.
At left, the leasing office neighbors the complex’s entrance. Tables in the lobby are equipped with outlets so residents stay connected electronically.
Security deposits began trickling in for the anticipated Avenue C Apartments units last January. And since its Oct. 20 opening, more than half of the complex’s 126 units have been reserved. The 185,130-square-foot complex sits on four-anda-quarter acres and neighbors the West Park Promenade shopping center on Grand Avenue. The studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments span four floors. Forty-seven garages are attached with doors to a corresponding unit; 25 unattached garages border the north and south perimeter of the property. Avenue C Apartments business manager Stacy Edwards says the complex was built with an age 35 to 55 demographic in mind.
THE GRAND ENTRANCE
Much like a house, tenants need a key to get inside the building—except the key is their fingers for the entrance’s camera-enabled touchscreen. Those without a passcode – like postal workers and future residents – have other options to press on the touchscreen, such as “delivery,” “directory,” and “leasing office.” A large lobby awaits once inside. An Uber waiting area with four chairs is closest to the door with views of the parking lot. A bookshelf separates the corner nook from another lounging space, where an L-shaped couch rests beside two coffee tables and a flatscreen TV. Just past the leasing office is a more expansive
gathering space with tables, chairs and a community kitchen. “All of the tables have hardwired connections and wireless (internet) in amenity areas,” Edwards said. The café area includes an icemaker, Brita water station, courtesy Keurig espresso machine and appliances to reserve for hosting large gatherings. Residents have free reign over the lobby and other community spots, like the 24-hour fitness center and yoga retreat rooms which overlook the lobby and courtyard pool. A sky bridge above the lobby connects the fitness areas and hallways leading to second-floor apartments. The complex’s Missoula-based interior designer Shannon Callaghan says the open lobby and sky bridge are her favorite parts of the overall look. See AVENUE C, page D14
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