{"url":"https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/09/05/the-ellis-multi-family-student-housing-university-of-oregon/85943762007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=pp&gca-ds=override","title":"The Ellis student housing rises near UO campus","domain":"registerguard.com","imageUrl":"https://images.pexels.com/photos/31297362/pexels-photo-31297362.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940","pexelsSearchTerm":"student housing construction campus","category":"Tech","language":"en","slug":"74b58d4e","id":"74b58d4e-eb05-4365-bf08-84c8694355c6","description":"Site work started on The Ellis, a multi-family student housing project at East 13th Avenue and Alder Street near University of Oregon.","summary":"## TL;DR\n- Site work started on **The Ellis**, a multi-family student housing project at East **13th Avenue** and **Alder Street** near University of Oregon.\n- Demolition in **May 2022** cleared a **7-Eleven**, Glenwood restaurant, and eight-unit apartment building for the high-rise.\n- Adds hundreds of student beds amid campus-area growth, with construction disrupting local traffic.[[1]](https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/09/05/the-ellis-multi-family-student-housing-university-of-oregon/85943762007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=pp&gca-ds=override)[[2]](https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/09/05/the-ellis-multi-family-student-housing-university-of-oregon/85943762007)\n\n## The story at a glance\nConstruction on **The Ellis** began this fall at the corner of **East 13th Avenue** and **Alder Street**, one block from the University of Oregon campus entrance. Developer **Alder Ducks LLC**, led by California-based **Eran Fields**, replaced a **7-Eleven**, former **Glenwood restaurant**, and eight-unit apartments demolished in **May 2022**. The article reports the long-planned project moving forward now as site work starts, amid a wave of high-rise student housing nearby.[[1]](https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/09/05/the-ellis-multi-family-student-housing-university-of-oregon/85943762007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=pp&gca-ds=override)[[2]](https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/09/05/the-ellis-multi-family-student-housing-university-of-oregon/85943762007)[[3]](https://www.arris-studio.com/projects/the-ellis)\n\n## Key points\n- **12-story** (some reports say **14-story**) mixed-use high-rise with **260 units** (around **580 bedrooms**) aimed at UO students, plus ground-floor retail space for restaurants.[[3]](https://www.arris-studio.com/projects/the-ellis)[[4]](https://images1.showcase.com/d2/RHNAZ3XvIDIg19xQLCOfG7R9v6gVY5fpFwpg6Y88C5E/document.pdf)\n- **John Hyland Construction** as general contractor; designed by **Arris Studio Architects**.[[5]](http://www.jhconst.com/portfolio-category/apartments-multi-family-student-housing)\n- Site at **780 E. 13th Ave.**, signalized intersection with bike lanes and bus route, near PeaceHealth medical campus.[[6]](https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/780-E-13th-Ave-Eugene-OR/37692405)\n- Construction has closed Alder Street to cars and sidewalks, affecting nearby businesses.[[7]](https://www.registerguard.com/story/business/2026/01/23/business-impacts-construction-13th-and-alder-apartments/88285077007)\n- Part of three nearby projects adding nearly **1,100 beds** in one block, including **Chapter at Alder** and **Chapter at Eugene**.[[4]](https://images1.showcase.com/d2/RHNAZ3XvIDIg19xQLCOfG7R9v6gVY5fpFwpg6Y88C5E/document.pdf)\n\n## Details and context\nThe project follows years of development since **Eran Fields** bought the site through **Alder Ducks LLC**; early plans from **2023** called for **12 stories**. It joins a trend of high-rises along **East 13th Avenue**, driven by UO enrollment and housing demand, with off-campus options often cheaper than dorms.[[8]](https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2023/01/30/13th-avenue-eugene-changes-construction-begin-12-story-student-apartments/69844981007)[[9]](https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/06/11/uo-student-housing-chapter-at-alder/84037208007)\n\nAmenities may include a rooftop pool, fitness center, study lounge, theater, and basketball court, though not confirmed in the original article.[[3]](https://www.arris-studio.com/projects/the-ellis)\n\nCompletion is slated for **late 2027** or the **2026-2027** school year start, per leasing materials; retail like **Raising Cane’s** is joining ground floor.[[4]](https://images1.showcase.com/d2/RHNAZ3XvIDIg19xQLCOfG7R9v6gVY5fpFwpg6Y88C5E/document.pdf)[[10]](https://www.facebook.com/windowinstallationspecialists/videos/great-work-going-on-at-762-e-13th-ave-the-ellis-in-eugene-oregon-a-14-story-256-/1671676000853801)\n\n## Key quotes\nNone sourced directly from the article.\n\n## Why it matters\nHigh-rise student housing like The Ellis addresses shortages near UO but reshapes the local skyline and streetscape in a busy campus gateway area. It means more beds for students—potentially **580**—easing off-campus hunts, though with higher rents and traffic disruptions for residents and businesses. Watch construction progress and fall **2027** opening, as delays could shift timelines.[[4]](https://images1.showcase.com/d2/RHNAZ3XvIDIg19xQLCOfG7R9v6gVY5fpFwpg6Y88C5E/document.pdf)","hashtags":["#studenthousing","#eugene","#oregon","#universityoforegon","#construction","#realestate"],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/09/05/the-ellis-multi-family-student-housing-university-of-oregon/85943762007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=pp&gca-ds=override","title":"Original article"},{"url":"https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/09/05/the-ellis-multi-family-student-housing-university-of-oregon/85943762007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=pp&gca-ds=override","title":""},{"url":"https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/09/05/the-ellis-multi-family-student-housing-university-of-oregon/85943762007","title":""},{"url":"https://www.arris-studio.com/projects/the-ellis","title":""},{"url":"https://images1.showcase.com/d2/RHNAZ3XvIDIg19xQLCOfG7R9v6gVY5fpFwpg6Y88C5E/document.pdf","title":""},{"url":"http://www.jhconst.com/portfolio-category/apartments-multi-family-student-housing","title":""},{"url":"https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/780-E-13th-Ave-Eugene-OR/37692405","title":""},{"url":"https://www.registerguard.com/story/business/2026/01/23/business-impacts-construction-13th-and-alder-apartments/88285077007","title":""},{"url":"https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2023/01/30/13th-avenue-eugene-changes-construction-begin-12-story-student-apartments/69844981007","title":""},{"url":"https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2025/06/11/uo-student-housing-chapter-at-alder/84037208007","title":""}],"viewCount":2,"publishedAt":"2026-04-07T22:56:24.469Z"}