Construction begins for latest Pappas apartments project in DeKalb

A building is being torn down Monday, March 28, 2022, on the 1.8-acre site at the northwest corner of Barber Greene and County Farm Roads in DeKalb. DeKalb-based Pappas Development plans to use the site to build a four-story building with 61 single bedroom units. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com)

March 28, 2022 at 4:36 pm CDT

DeKALB – Construction began Monday on a new apartment complex which marks the latest project by DeKalb-based Pappas Development, which will sit near the corner of Sycamore and County Farm roads.

The residential complex, which will be called “Arista Residences,” will sit at 1383 Barber Greene Road near the corner of Sycamore Road, close to shopping centers which house Buffalo Wild Wings, Panera and ALDI among others.

It’s one of several similar residential rental complexes Pappas Development has under its swiftly growing portfolio. The developer, Foti Pappas, vice president of Pappas Development, has said he believes his company has identified a niche in DeKalb’s housing market: move-in ready, modern and furnished units that he says he rents primarily to working people who aren’t seeking homeownership.