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LOCAL The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5A 259-unit student housing complex proposed at UNG BY JEFF GILL jgill@gainesvilletimes.com More housing targeting University of North Georgia students is being proposed. Johns Creek-based bSide Partners is looking to develop a 12.5-acre site at the Thurmon Tanner entrance to UNG’s Gainesville campus. “With the growth in UNG enrollment, the ongoing redevelopment of the old Lanier Tech campus and the imminent development of (other nearby student hous ing), this part of Oakwood will truly serve as a welcom ing gateway to the city and the university,” bSide Part ners says in its application. The company is propos ing 259 units for a total of 378 bedrooms in a complex bounded by Thurmon Tan ner, Mathis Drive, Landrum Education Drive and Front age Road. The complex also would feature a clubhouse and 205-space parking deck. Amenities include pool, dog park, trails and green spaces. The company is seeking rezoning from residential to planned residential develop ment, so it would need final approval from Oakwood City Council before it can proceed. The project was scheduled to go before the Oakwood Planning Commis sion on Monday, June 15, but that meeting was canceled. If approved, apartments could reach “substantial completion” by June 2024, according to bSide. The project would continue a recent development trend of student housing in the area. An 18-cottage develop ment off Frontage Road and Thurmon Tanner opened in August 2019 A 488-bed student housing project was approved last year by Oakwood off Atlanta Highway/Ga. 13 and Front age Road. “This is similar to dorm- style living that you would have on traditional college campuses but in the form of privatized student housing,” Eric Johansen, spokesman for the project, told the coun- Man charged with rape, furnishing alcohol to minor A Gainesville man is accused of pro viding alcohol to a minor and sexually assaulting her at his residence, according to authorities. Jose Tomas Pedro, 21, was charged with rape and furnishing alcohol to a minor. Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded around 10:45 a.m. May 31, to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where a girl was being treated. Authorities did not disclose the girl’s age. “According to the initial inves tigation, the victim met Pedro through interactions on social media. A relative of Pedro drove him to pick the victim up in her neighborhood and dropped the two off at Pedro’s residence on Georgia Avenue where he pro vided her alcohol and sexually assaulted her during the early morning hours of May 31,” Hall County Sheriffs Office spokesman Der- reck Booth wrote in an email. Booth said Pedro’s relative, who does not face charges at this time, drove the girl back to her neighborhood “unaware of what had occurred.” Pedro was booked into the Hall County Jail June 11, where he remains. There is also an immigra tion hold listed on the Hall County Jail database. The case is still under investigation. Nick Watson Pedro cil in February 2019. “We believe this provides another student housing option. It could be a great centerpiece for the rest of the growth... in this area.” The complex, which will be known as The Prox, also is being developed by bSide. 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