A Chicago-based developer on Monday confirmed its plans for a high-end apartment building near Portland State University's campus.

Core Spaces LLC, which primarily builds student housing, announced Monday it's moving ahead with a 15-story, 425-unit building at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Harrison Street. The developer is in talks with a grocery store to occupy some of the building's retail space.

The site is owned by Portland's Goodman family, and it's operated as a parking lot by City Center Parking. (The family sold the parking operation to Canada-based Impark in 2013 but retained ownership of its downtown real estate.) The Goodmans' Downtown Development Group is a partner in the project.

The building is expected to open in early 2018, Core Spaces said.

The company said the development would include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and 156 parking spaces. Amenities would include a rooftop pool and lounge, a fitness center and outdoor common areas with bocce ball courts, fire pits and a barbecue area.

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