Residents near Ross Street will have a few more neighbors in the fall. Down South Debardeleben Street, construction on the Lex is in full swing.
The Lex is a three-story condominium complex half a mile from campus with seven two-story, three-bedroom units and seven single-story, two-bedroom units stacked on top of one another. The designers of the Lex aimed for a newer “Rosemary Beach” look, similar to the homes found in the 30A community in Florida.
The Lex is classified as a "private dormitory" by the Auburn Planning Department. Private dorms are multi-unit residential developments intended for use specifically by Auburn students.
The city’s moratorium on private dormitories expired in May of 2016. The moratorium was implemented in December of 2015 partly as a response to backlash about the construction of 160 Ross, located down the street on the corner of Ross Street and South Debardeleben Street.
Private dorms are still not permitted to be built in the downtown Auburn area.
It is unclear how many units of the Lex will be used by students, however. Half of the $239,000 to $339,000 priced condos have already been sold. None of the buyers have filed paperwork indicating they will rent their property out, the Lex's real estate agent said.
Some plan on using them as gameday condos, used only when the Tigers have a home football game scheduled
Construction of the Lex is expected to be completed by the fall.
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