Missoula’s ROAM Student Living for UM Students: Construction chaos

The ROAM apartment complex was originally advertised as a convenient, upscale student housing community located along Front Street, on the northern side of the Clark Fork. Run by Farran Realty Partners and Campus Advantage, it is not affiliated with the University of Montana, but caters to University students.

When Earl Clark signed up to live in an apartment at ROAM Student Living last spring, he had no idea the ordeal he was in for. The 23-year-old film major thought after completing a month-long biking tour in August, he would be moving into his new apartment. His original move-in date was scheduled in May.

Instead he was placed in the Marriott TownePlace Suites, where he stayed for around a month until his new home at the high-rise apartment complex was completed.

Clark now lives alongside a series of partially constructed apartments, furnished with wooden scraps and drywall keyholes — a stark contrast to the upscale living spaces promised by ROAM’s website. The banging and clanging of construction tools and the pungent aroma of wet paint fills the hallway where he lives.

Helena Dore

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