Alex. Brown Realty, Asset Campus Housing Acquire Student Housing Project in San Marcos

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Alex. Brown Realty Inc. (ABR) and Asset Campus Housing have acquired a student housing project near the main campus of Texas State University in San Marcos. ABR Chesapeake Fund IV, a value-add real estate fund sponsored by ABR, invested $4.6 million in the joint venture. The acquisition was financed with a first mortgage loan from Amegy Bank. Currently known as University Springs, the 488-bed student housing property will be rebranded as The Reserve at West Avenue and will undergo capital improvements focused on interior and exterior upgrades. At closing, the property was 98 percent pre-leased for the 2015-2016 academic school year. Texas State University has seen enrollment growth for the past 16 consecutive academic school years. Built in 1998, the property’s 152 units range from two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Asset will serve as property manager of the asset.