Orem • With more than 37,000 students, Utah Valley University is Utah’s largest institution of higher education.
Despite its size, the Orem campus has no university-owned dormitories or on-campus apartments, which administrators say has created a growing need for housing with relatively little supply.
“It’s a huge unmet demand,” said Cameron Martin, UVU’s vice president for university relations. “We have a lot of students who can’t find the housing that they’re interested in.”
A team of private developers hopes to step into that housing gap by building a new student-oriented, five-story apartment complex. The project, known as Palos Verdes, will house more than 1,600 residents in four buildings, with an adjacent parking garage for up to 1,300 cars.