By Sara Beth Williams–
Construction on a future set of apartmebt buildings behind Sunrise Mall is progressing. with two distinct three-story buildings taking shape as of last week.
Located just behind Sunrise Mall and adjacent to Sunrise Rollerland, framing for two buildings which will someday hold multiple apartment units, could be seen from a distance.
The Sunrise Vista Apartments project was approved in March 2022, according to city documents. Construction began on the project in May 2025.
Plans for the complex include the construction of three three-story apartment buildings with up to 30 units, along with amenities including a pool, courtyard, and community center room. Additionally, applicable parking lots for future residents and landscaping and fencing around the complex are also indicated in the plans.
In 2024 the removal of several trees throughout the lot frustrated nearby local residents and business owners, who criticized the toppling of an “ancient” Heritage Valley oak tree, which stood at the site of the proposed apartment complex for decades.
Developer Leonid Kotyakov told The Sentinel in August 2024 that several dead trees were removed because they were a fire hazard.
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Digital renderings of the three-story buildings show apartments with balconies on the second and third floors and several single-car garages on the first floor.
Floor plans listed with the city for “Building A” show two two-bedroom-two-bathroom apartments with patios, a caretaker unit, and six single-car garages on the ground floor, and four two-bedroom-two-bathroom units with a balcony on the second and third floors. Floor plans for Buildings B and C show plans for one two-bedroom, two-bath unit; one one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath unit; and eight garages on the first floor. The second and third floors will consist of two two-bedroom, two-bathroom units and two one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath units on each floor.
The construction of a masonry sound wall on one side of the complex is also listed in the plans, as well as the addition of several new trees and at least one decorative fountain.
The Sunrise Vista Apartments project is located at 6031 Sunrise Vista Drive between Public Storage and Sunrise Rollerland.
