GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES WERE HELD TODAY AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN JOHNSON CITY FOR ITS PHASE TWO APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE FACILITY IS PART OF A PLANNED RESIDENCE COMPLEX THAT BEGAN IN 2005 WITH GOVERNORS HALL, WHICH WAS COMPLETED AND OPENED FOR STUDENTS LAST AUGUST. THE SECOND PHASE FACILITY WILL HOUSE 402 STUDENTS AND TWO STAFF MEMBERS IN 190 TWO-BEDROOM, TWO ONE-BEDROOM, 20 EFFICIENCY, AND TWO STAFF APARTMENTS. THE FACILITY COST OVER 31-MILLION DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT. THE BUILDING WILL OFFER LARGE MEETING ROOMS, A LAUNDRY FACILITY, A KITCHEN, AND A CASUAL DINING AREA THAT WILL OPEN ONTO AN OUTDOOR TERRACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.