After months of construction, Domain at College Park is beginning to resemble the upscale apartment complex that will soon house faculty, staff and graduate students right off the campus at Mowatt Lane and Campus Drive.

Many apartment buildings that target student renters have struggled to reach capacity, but Domain’s managers are not concerned the building’s high price tag will scare off tenants — its first 50 lessees are set to move in by June. The complex will lease out the remaining 200 separate units in stages and plans to fill the apartment building by March 2014, UDR district manager Scott Hobbs said. A lease for a one-bedroom apartment at Domain is priced starting at $1,700, while two-bedrooms will start at $2,530.

“It’s probably going to drive a certain demographic base, more towards professors,” Hobbs said.

The leasing office already has two applications, Hobbs added. Though Domain is not planning to advertise to undergraduate students, Hobbs said he welcomes anyone to apply for the leasing process.

“It’s not going to be directed, per se,” Hobbs said. “We’ll rent to whomever.”

There will likely be some undergraduates living in Domain, said city Economic Development Coordinator Michael Stiefvater, but they’ll be the exception. There’s a strong market for an apartment complex close to the campus and directed toward faculty, he said.

“I’ve talked to faculty who are empty nesters and are interested in living there,” Stiefvater said. “I think it will be interesting. It’s the first new multifamily building in College Park since 2004.”

Domain entities will include a computer lounge, billiards lounge, 24-hour concierge service, a swimming pool, outdoor fire pit and grilling, a bike-share station, 24-hour business center, study lounges and underground parking for residents.

Because Domain is adjacent to the campus, Hobbs said, the location will be hard to beat for any professors who commute.

“Parking is at a premium here on campus,” Hobbs said. “Having your home in the proximity of campus … not having to have a car, you save tons of money.”

Domain will fill a gap in the city’s housing offerings, said District 3 College Park City Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich.

“A lot of the development that’s been happening in College Park over the last 10 years or so has been primarily student-housing oriented,” Stullich said. “We haven’t seen any housing for nonstudents, and I think College Park needs both.”

“Development doesn’t have to be exclusively on Route 1,” she added.

There will also be four commercial retailers underneath Domain at College Park, including a Subway, Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt and Casey’s Coffee. With the Purple Line potentially slated to come through Campus Drive in the coming years, Stiefvater said he wouldn’t be surprised if Domain were adding these storefronts to predict future construction.

“They’re planning ahead,” Stiefvater said. “Maybe it’s kind of a forerunner to more development.”

While most students make a daily or weekly ritual of walking to businesses on Route 1, Yelena Guseva said it will be a nice change of pace to grab a bite behind South Campus.

“Route 1 tends to be really crowded and busy, so I think it’s less hectic [at Domain],” said Guseva, a freshman anthropology and economics major. “It’s harder for us to go up to The Varsity and the View, and they have a lot of really nice places there.”

University View resident KC Halter, a freshman mathematics education major, said he always goes to the restaurants nearby. But once he moves onto the campus next year, he doesn’t think he’ll make the trip to Route 1 as often.

“That would be really convenient to have there, especially if I have to branch off from the diner food,” Halter added.