Provo Grad Housing

Established in 2003, the ProvoGradHousing Certification distinguishes quality housing generally occupied by college graduates and graduate students, from the typical collegiate housing in the Provo/Orem area. Our founder spent his undergraduate and graduate years at BYU and was disappointed by the living conditions many of his classmates endured.

No family or single person should spend their collegiate and post graduate experience in uncomfortable, overpriced, poorly maintained living situations. He continues to pursue this vision through active involment city government and communication with BYU's housing offices. We only accept listings from owners dedicated to providing quality housing and proactive maintenance efforts for their tenants.

With its original vision, ProvoGradHousing is currently administered by Vision Real Estate, a property management and sales company specializing in quality housing for local grad students, working singles, and families.

Learn About Our Communities

The communities that make up the majority of the PGH Certified units are listed below. They are upscale planned developments on the southeast bench of Provo, Utah, rented per unit or by private bedroom. They are just a few minutes from endless recreation and dining opportunities, along with many area employers.

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495 N. University Ave. #200, Provo, UT 84601

Communities

The communities that make up the majority of the PGH Certified units are listed below. They are upscale planned developments in the southeast bench of Provo, Utah, rented per unit or by private bedroom. They are just a few minutes from BYU, Provo Towne Center Mall, Splash Summit Water Park, and East Bay Golf Course.

High speed internet is available in every comminity. These communities' Homeowner Associations are managed by various management companies. If you have any questions regarding the HOA management of the communities in which you reside, please contact us.

Deer Haven
Deer Haven is where the ProvoGradHousing concept began in 2003, when the majority of occupants were MBA or law school students. It consists of beautiful, three level town homes lining streets with plenty of covered parking. Since 2001, many of those students have remained and continue to work in the many businesses in the valley and in Salt Lake City. Deer Haven's front doors open directly into Provo's Bicentenniel Park, one of the largest green spaces in Provo. The park features regular pick up games of soccer and ultimate frisbee, a pond, boardwalk, woods, a brand new play ground, and a fantastic disk golf course. College graduates and families alike rent and own wonderful homes in DeerHaven.

Pioneer
Pioneer is a community of townhouses and detached homes built during 2004, just north of Deer Haven. Each Pioneer townhouse includes a one or two car garage. The homes are nested among quiet streets that leave room for joggers, bikers, and children. A second phase of Pioneer matches Deer Haven's townhouse style. Positioned to the east of Deer Haven, it over looks the entire Bicentenial park.

Canyon Meadow
The Canyon Meadow development is on the very eastern bench of South Provo. Though smaller than the Deer Haven and Pioneer units, each Canyon Meadow unit is built to the highest standard of luxury available in Provo. Each condominium style unit comes with a one or two car garage and high speed internet. Canyon Meadow is located in the foothills of Provo club house, complete with a lounge, workout facility, and pool.

Aspen Summit
Aspen Summit is located in the foothills of Provo’s South East bench at the base of Slate Canyon. This unique location offers quick walking access to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, Y Mountain and many other mountain activities while still just minutes away from BYU, UVU, Provo Towne Center, I-15 and major area employers such as NuSkin, Qualtrics and the Novell campus. Aspen Summit offers a community club house, complete with a lounge, workout facility, and pool.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Professionally managed by Vision Real Estate

Why ProvoGradHousing communities?+

Our neighborhoods are quiet bedroom communities far from the crowded areas south of BYU (affectionately referred to by management as the South Campus Ghetto), but located right along major roads for quick access to everything in Utah —ideal for working people, graduate students, recent graduates, and those just looking to get away.

These communities are located just off State Street, 3 minutes from I-15, 7 minutes from BYU, 10 minutes to Orem (via I-15), and 5 minutes to Springville. Two bus routes (820, 822) provide Deer Haven and Pioneer residents a 10 minute bus ride to campus for those who need alternatives to cars.

The singles scene is one of great variety. The average age is 27, spanning from 21 to 35. Getting to know your neighbor is always enriching due to the range of interests and experiences. Those who move to ProvoGradHousing certified communities often do so to be free from the labels and cultures of many other complexes closer to campus.

How are prices set?+

As established by Provo City zoning codes, each unit is limited to three occupants. The rooms vary tremendously in size and amenities so prices are adjusted accordingly. Generally, each space is set with a $200 base price valuing the common areas (kitchen, living room, basement). Each individual room is priced at roughly $1 per square foot added to this price. Thus, a small room at 100sqft will cost $300 where as a large room of 225 square feet will cost $425. However, in many cases, to avoid this large of a span, we approximately set base prices at $225 and add $0.80 per square foot.

In some circumstances, basements are finished with a bedroom and full bathroom. As we can still only have three people in each unit, we generally rent them out as three suites, each with a private bath. These are priced at $390-430 each.

Variations on these price points are entirely dependent on the quality of furnishings in a unit. Each unit is individually owned and will vary according to the landlord's furnishings budget.

How much is rent?+

Why does it cost more than other areas of Provo?+

ProvoGradHousing is actually quite inexpensive when compared to other private condo communities. Some have felt that one year contracts for $350 are much to high for rental units. However, like all financial decisions, we must cover costs. Most landlords have mortgages on these properties that range $850-1100/mo. Landlords pay HOA fees of $100-140 which cover your sewer, trash, water, cable tv, grounds work, and occasionally high speed internet. Add to this management fees and the monthly break even amount for a landlord is $1030-1320. We can only have three tenants per unit, which, at the average market price of $350, causes us to lose money every month. Finished basements further add $50 to the cost when spread over 30 years and a budget for yearly maintenance work adds another $15/month.

What do I do if I have an internship?+

As many of our tenants are graduate students planning on only being here for eight months and then leaving for the summer, we have developed a plan for them to retain their residence on their return. The concept is that of a $100/month holding fee. The tenant will only be required to pay $100 per month, with the understanding they will return at the end of the internship. This enables landlords to successfully rent out temporary places for the Spring/Summer seasons.