The building permit was obtained in mid-March, and construction began earlier this month. It is expected that construction will end in July 2003, Keller wrote in an email.

But for the present, the project has placed an undesirable impact on several existing Soldiers Field Park apartments adjacent to the construction site.

Current residents in apartments that are most directly affected whose leases terminate on June 30, 2001 will be offered the opportunity to relocate to a different apartment or receive a monthly rent reduction.

Noise and dust due to construction has already started affecting nearby residents. Normal routes of access to Soldiers Field Park will be affected, and the visitor parking lot will be eliminated.

Andrew S. Lazzaro, HBS `01, is tired of the "nonstop, incessant jackhammering" at early hours in the morning from general construction in the Soldiers Field Park area.

"Another construction project leaves a bitter taste in my mouth," said Lazarro. "Those who pay the price will not reap the rewards," he said.

By the time construction on this project is completed, current business school students will have graduated.