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LV Collective, Virtus Deliver 889-Bed Student Housing Property in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

COLUMBUS, OHIO — LV Collective and Virtus Real Estate Capital have opened Rambler Columbus, a 407,465-square-foot student housing development in Columbus. The 379-unit, 889-bed project is a three-minute walk from The Ohio State University’s main quads. Floor plans range from studios to six-bedroom units. There are also two-level, two-bedroom townhomes. Amenities include private study spots, conference rooms, a fitness center, yoga studio, sauna, cold plunge pool, pet spa and pool deck with a Jumbotron, grilling area and firepits. An onsite coffee shop, Daydreamer Café, serves handcrafted espresso drinks, coffee, tea, pastries and snacks. The first retail tenant is Victory Lap, which offers an Ohio State-themed sports bar. Rambler Columbus features an additional 4,000 square feet of retail space. The project team included Elford Inc. as general contractor, OZ Architecture as the architect, Variant Collaborative as the interior designer, E.P. Ferris as civil engineer and Realm Collaborative as landscape architect.

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Marriott to Open Renaissance Hotel at $305M SoLa Mixed-Use Project in Michigan City, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

MICHIGAN CITY, IND. — Marriott International will open a Renaissance Hotel as the hospitality anchor of SoLa, a $305 million resort-style community from Farpoint Development in northern Indiana’s Michigan City. SoLa will feature 170 condominiums, 18 townhomes, vacation rentals and retail options along the southern shore of Lake Michigan within the city’s Uptown Arts District. The 12-story Renaissance Hotel will span the east side of SoLa and include 240 rooms, including 24 suites. Amenities will include a full-service spa, fitness center and indoor pool with a retractable glass wall opening onto a lakeside terrace. A restaurant with open-air dining deck overlooking the lake will occupy the hotel’s 12th floor, while a ballroom and meeting spaces will be one flight below. Koo Architecture designed SoLa. Construction is planned to begin in January and last approximately two years. Kacia Snyder of Encore Sotheby’s International Realty | Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty is the listing agent.

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Tarastec-San-Diego-CA
CaliforniaDevelopmentMultifamilyStudent HousingWestern

Swinerton to Build 3,640-Bed Student Housing Development at San Diego State University

by Amy Works

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego division of construction firm Swinerton has been tapped to lead the design-build team for a 3,640-bed project on the San Diego State University (SDSU) campus. Dubbed the “Evolve Student Housing” project, the development will include a suite-style residence hall named Tarastec, offering 650 beds for freshman and sophomore students; University Towers East, a 720-bed residence hall offering double-occupancy rooms for first-year students; and Templo del Sol, a two-story, 17,420-square-foot community center with dining facilities, communal spaces, food services, conference rooms and mailing services. Tarastec and Templo del Sol will be located on the west side of the SDSU campus near 55th Street and Aztec Circle Drive. University Towers East will be located next to the existing University Towers development on Montezuma Road. Construction on Tarastec began this summer with completion scheduled for fall 2026. University Towers East is expected for completion in fall 2027. Architectural firm Gensler is part of the development team for the project.

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Landmark Properties, Cerca Trova Open 521-Bed Student Housing Community in Ann Arbor

by Kristin Harlow

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Landmark Properties and Cerca Trova LLC have opened The Legacy at Ann Arbor, a 521-bed student housing community at 616 E. Washington St. in Ann Arbor. Designed by ESG Architecture & Design, the project consists of two interconnected buildings — a 19-story high-rise and a mid-rise structure attached to the historic Michigan Theater. Landmark Construction was the general contractor. The development is fully leased ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. The Legacy at Ann Arbor offers a mix of studios to five-bedroom apartments across 253 units. Apartments come fully furnished and wired for high-speed internet and cable. The development features more than 9,700 square feet of amenities, including a rooftop pool deck and resident clubroom, academic lounge, fitness center and bike storage. The project also includes 4,150 square feet of ground-floor retail space and onsite gated parking. The building is immediately adjacent to the University of Michigan campus. With the opening of The Legacy at Ann Arbor, Athens, Ga.-based Landmark currently operates and manages more than 2,400 beds across six properties in Michigan.

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DevelopmentHospitalityMidwestMissouri

Midas Building Group Completes $20M Dual-Branded Hotel Project Near St. Louis Airport

by Kristin Harlow

ST. LOUIS — Midas Building Group has completed a $20 million dual-branded hotel at 10300 Natural Bridge Road serving the nearby St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Lawrence Group was the architect, and Lodging Hospitality Management was the developer. The project connects the existing St. Louis Airport Hilton hotel built in the 1960s with a new 78,957-square-foot Hampton Inn hotel. In addition to architecture, Lawrence Group provided interior design, furniture procurement and landscape architecture on the project, which also included extensive interior renovations to the Hilton’s existing 18,100-square-foot, first-floor public areas. The Hilton’s four-story wing was replaced with a new six-story, 128-bed Hampton Inn hotel designed to operate independently from the adjacent Hilton hotel. Hampton Inn guests are able to utilize amenities within the renovated Hilton, including the fitness center, business center and indoor pool. Construction of the Hampton Inn portion was coordinated to not disrupt operations of the Hilton hotel, which provides an additional 397 rooms.

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SVN Chicago Commercial Brokers $6M Sale of Multifamily Development Site in Roscoe Village

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the nearly $6 million sale of an 80,000-square-foot land parcel at 2221 W. Oakdale Ave. in Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood. Developer Zev Salomon of ZSD Dorp. purchased the site with plans to transform the long-vacant parcel into a 35-unit row home community called RiverWard Row Homes. Wayne Caplan and Adam Thomas of SVN Chicago represented the undisclosed seller, while Matthew Lucas of Accretive LLC and Kale Realty represented the buyer. The deal took more than a year to close due to a zoning change and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers on river access, according to Caplan.

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CRG Begins Development of 85,680 SF Spec Industrial Facility in Cicero, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

CICERO, ILL. — CRG has begun development of The Cubes at Cicero, an 85,680-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Cicero, just west of Chicago. The project at 5401 W. Roosevelt Road will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 16 dock-high loading doors, two drive-in doors and approximately 2,000 square feet of office space. Thomas Rodeno, Patrick Turner and Sean Austin of Colliers will market the development for lease. DSI is the general contractor. Lamar Johnson Collaborative, CRG’s integrated architecture and design firm, is the project architect.

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Paseo-Austin
DevelopmentMultifamilyTexas

LV Collective Begins Leasing 48-Story Apartment Tower in Downtown Austin’s Rainey Street District

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based multifamily and student housing developer LV Collective, formerly known as Lincoln Ventures, has begun leasing Paseo, a 48-story apartment tower located at 80 Rainey St. in downtown Austin. Paseo offers 557 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as four penthouses and a pool, deck and bar on the 12th floor with views of Lady Bird Lake. Residents also have access to a ground-level café and bar, a fitness center with a yoga studio, cold plunge and saunas and two floors of coworking space with private pods and conference rooms. Monthly rents start in the $1,900s for a studio apartment. Construction began in early 2023 and is expected to be fully complete in October.

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SHIR Capital Completes 174-Unit Multifamily Adaptive Reuse Project in Austin

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Local private equity firm SHIR Capital has completed Veer Apartments, a 174-unit multifamily adaptive reuse project in Austin. The project converted a former five-story Quality Inn hotel located just north of downtown into an apartment complex with two sets of studio floor plans. The conversion also added a fitness center and outdoor pool to the property to complement the existing business center, onsite laundry facilities and pet spa. Pfluger Architects designed the project, and Ava’s Construction served as the general contractor. Monthly rental rates at Veer start at $790, according to the property website

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The Scoundrel
DevelopmentHospitalityLoansSoutheastTennessee

Arriba Capital Arranges $40M Construction Loan for Marriot Hotel in Downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee

by Abby Cox

GATLINBURG, TENN. — Arriba Capital has arranged a $40 million construction loan for a Marriot-branded hotel in downtown Gatlinburg. Dubbed The Scoundrel, the hotel will act as the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The new hotel will total 128 rooms and will operate under the Marriot Tribute Portfolio brand. The borrower is a locally based, private hospitality and development group. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

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