Two new barracks for single soldiers recently opened near the Riverbend Golf Course at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — More than 600 single soldiers can be housed in two new barracks that opened recently on the United States’ largest military installation overseas.

The new barracks near Camp Humphreys’ River Bend Golf Course began taking in their first tenants — enlisted soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division — on May 31, spokeswoman Rachel Napolitan of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Far East District said by email Thursday.

The $67 million project, which kicked off in June 2020, was paid for by the South Korean Defense Installation Agency, according to an Army news release from June 4.

The eight-story buildings contain 151 suites that can house two soldiers each. Each suite includes two bedrooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen. Gazebos and barbecue grills are immediately outside the barracks.

The buildings’ design mirrors other Humphreys barracks and are a short drive to the commissary and base exchange. Those without a vehicle can take a shuttle that comes by the barracks every 15 minutes.

“As we deliver high quality barracks for our soldiers here today, we truly see this as a team effort in improving quality of life for the future service members at our installations as well,” Col. Heather Levy, commander of the Far East District, said in the release.

Each suite in the new barracks at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, includes two bedrooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

Each suite in the new barracks at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, includes two bedrooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

Each suite in the new barracks at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, includes two bedrooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

Sgt. Alexander Burrell, an evacuation care sergeant assigned to 2nd ID, said he’s heard no complaints after moving into the barracks last month.

“It’s in a nice spot and there isn’t that much traffic,” he said inside one of the barracks Friday. “I think the accommodations are fantastic — I could live here 20 years.”

The large rooms can hold “more than enough for what you need,” he added.

Humphreys has roughly 90 barracks and 18,800 bed spaces, garrison spokeswoman Stacey Yun said by email Monday.

Washington and Seoul share the cost to station roughly 28,500 U.S. troops in South Korea as a deterrent against the North. Since 2020, South Korea has agreed to pay over $756 million annually under the latest six-year contract that expires next year, according to U.S. State Department treaty records.

Humphreys, roughly 40 miles south of Seoul, is home to U.S. Forces Korea, U.N. Command, Combined Forces Command, Eighth Army and 2nd ID.