Living Beyond Green, While Living Beyond Luxury
Beyond UCF, Housing, News — By Brittany Mignanelli on December 15, 2009 at 3:49 pmHave you been driving down Alafaya lately and stared at what they’re building across from campus?
Have you said, “Hmm, that looks a hell of a lot like an apartment complex”?
Well…you’re right!
It is a brand new apartment complex! But it isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill place to live. This is Sterling Central Apartments, and they say that they’re “Living Beyond Green”.
Sterling Central will be a brand-new, environmentally friendly apartment complex located conveniently across from the UCF campus.
How are they so environmentally friendly you ask?
Here’s what Sterling Central has to say on their Web site: “Sterling University Central will be the first LEED Certified apartments near UCF. This Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification means the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Sterling Central follows internationally recognized green building practices to benefit the environment and create a safer, more efficient living environment for residents.”
Not into the whole “save-the-rainforest” spiel? No problem. Sterling still manages to attract residents that are in it just for the amenities.
Yes, Sterling has all of the regulatory room sizes (1×1, 2×2, 3×3, 4×4) and believe me, upon investigation, they’re quite spacious. But, what sets it apart from the other fabulous housing options around UCF? It could be the two resort-style pools complete with sundecks. It could be the study-geared cyber café/coffee bar combo.
It could be the 2-story gym and volleyball courts. It could be the trash chutes and recycling bins on each floor. Maybe it’s the FREE plasma-sceen TV in each bedroom. Or, maybe it’s the FREE tanning salon (girls did I hear a gasp?). Whatever the reason, this place isn’t just for your vegan-hippie-roommate with the pet fern and Greenpeace shirt.
These apartments are filling up real quick; most of the leases have already been signed. I guess lots of people have been “caring about the environment” lately.
Happy apartment hunting, go green!
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3 Comments
Green? Great! Beautiful? Great! but alot of people hate living there… Maybe its because residents get towed more than visitors do, maybe its because cars get hit in the parking garage like there is no tomorrow, maybe because the shuttle drivers like to take 30 minute lunch breaks every 30 minutes so you literally have to wait 45 minutes outside for the shuttle to come, maybe because the prices are ridiculous. There is just as much as crime, break ins, overages, as any other place. I’ve lived here for one semester and cannot wait to leave this 2ftx2ft box i live in for 700$ a month.
I agree these apartments are ridiculously overpriced. There should be an article and how absurd it is for 4 people to pay a total of 2400 for an apartment, and these leases are always written so that the tenant has no rights.
Free != no cost. If you want to pay more for these ‘free’ amenities, go for it, but realize you are paying for it. This story reads like an ad, and I hope Knight News isn’t going to continue down that path.