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Blighted Apartments Near Bulldog Stadium Gets Upgrade

One of El Dorado Park’s most blighted properties has undergone a transformation.

The apartment complex formerly known as The Estates, 5358 N. 6th St., west of Bulldog Stadium, was demolished down to the studs in May and renovated into 46 furnished two-bedroom apartments for students at Fresno State.

The private apartment complex, now called University Place, has two-bedroom apartments around 800 square feet, with a stackable washer and dryer.

Almost everything is new and energy efficient at University Place. The company built a bigger office. It turned the storage and laundry room into the Bulldog Chill Zone with a computer lab, coffee bar, and flat-screen television.

The existing pool was converted into a Baja-style with steps leading into the pool. An outdoor kitchen was built with a barbecue, a lounge area, fire pit, and television.

A drought-tolerant landscape was installed using succulents, decomposed granite, and rock. The carports were turned into garages and the entire development is now gated.

 

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This article was published by the Fresno Bee on February 3, 2016 and was authored by Bonhia Lee.

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Kit Sparks has been in the finance and real estate industries for his entire career. After graduating from University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in business economics, Kit enjoyed 2 years at Deloitte and Touche. After accepting an offer from one of his clients, Kit was the Chief Financial Officer for John Burnham and Company for 20 years, culminating in the sale of the company to Cushman & Wakefield. He continued on with Cushman & Wakefield for 8 years as the Senior Managing Director responsible for the West Region operations.

Kit always maintained an entrepreneurial spirit in the large companies he worked for, which prepared him to be part of the team at United Development. He holds an active Certified Public Accountant license, and is able to optimize the operational aspects of UDGI while contributing to its overall strategy.  Since joining in 2015, Kit has become the company’s finance and operational leader.

Kit resides in Carmel Valley with his wife and two children.