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Haven Athens
AcquisitionsGeorgiaMultifamilySoutheastStudent Housing

Stratus Development Group Sells 286-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Georgia

by Julia Sanders

ATHENS, GA. — Stratus Development Group has sold The Haven of Athens, a 286-bed student housing community located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens. Inland Real Estate Acquisitions acquired the cottage-style community for an undisclosed price. The property was completed in fall 2020 and offers 93 two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, grill, fire pit, dog park, fitness center, clubhouse, nature trails, green space, covered parking and study rooms. Travis Prince, Shawn Lubic and Victoria Marks of Cushman & Wakefield’s student housing capital markets group along with the company’s Sunbelt Advisory Group represented the seller in the transaction.

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Construction
FeaturesStudent Housing

Contractors Face Uncertain Materials Costs, Lull in Student Housing Activity Due to COVID-19

by Katie Sloan

Rising construction materials costs have been one of the biggest stories of the pandemic era. When COVID hit, many factories ramped down production. In addition, some raw materials industries had challenges like tariffs, natural disasters and COVID-related slowdowns. When construction continued during the pandemic, supply suffered and pricing rose dramatically. This has been especially true for lumber and steel, but natural disasters in areas like Texas have even hampered the manufacturing of other goods, like appliances.  Student Housing Business, sister publication to REBusinessOnline, spoke to six general contractors to get their take on the student housing sector at present, and to get their advice on what they are telling clients who are pricing projects for 2022 groundbreakings and beyond. SHB spoke with Arne Goldman, director of business development at Marous Brothers Construction; Marty Hoffey, business development manager at MW Builders; Emily Kessinger, business development manager, and Chris Harrison, executive vice president at The Weitz Company; Sean Studzinski, president of strategic initiatives at Modular Design+; and Sky Sanborn, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Broeren Russo Builders. SHB: How busy is your student housing pipeline? What projects have you recently built/completed? Goldman: We have some projects that are lined …

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Boardwalk at Morris Bridge
AcquisitionsFloridaMultifamilySoutheastStudent Housing

CBRE Arranges $31.4M Sale of Boardwalk at Morris Bridge Student Housing Community in Tampa Bay Area

by Julia Sanders

TEMPLE TERRACE, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Boardwalk at Morris Bridge, a 146-unit student housing property in the Tampa Bay area. Brooklyn, New York-based NorthEnd Equities purchased the property from Los Angeles-based Buff Management for $31.4 million. Michael Regan and Francesco Carriera of CBRE represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Built in 2001, Boardwalk at Morris Bridge is located at 8800 Boardwalk Trail Drive in Temple Terrace. The property is situated 2.9 miles from the University of South Florida and 4.8 miles from James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital. The property offers two- and four-bedroom units with an average square footage of 1,548 square feet. All units are fully furnished and include living rooms with two sofas, coffee/end tables and a TV mounted to the wall. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, movie theater, study room, video game room and a hot tub. The property was 89 percent occupied at the end of July, and rents range from $1,360 to $2,400.

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Vox Miami
DevelopmentFloridaMultifamilySoutheastStudent Housing

TREO Group Completes $36M Student Housing Development Near University of Miami

by Julia Sanders

MIAMI — Miami, Fla.-based The TREO Group has completed Vox Miami, a 326-bed student housing community located at 7202 S.W. 72nd St. in south Miami. The development cost for the 193,250-square-foot project was $36 million. Vox Miami offers a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with a TV in every living room, floor-to-ceiling windows, stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers, walk-in closets in most units, exposed industrial ceilings, furniture and cable and internet included. Community amenities include study lounges, a rooftop terrace and swimming pool, fitness center and parking. The property is fully leased for the 2021 school year. The student housing property is about 1.6 miles from the University of Miami campus. The development is also near retailers and restaurants including Deli Lane Café & Sunset Tavern, Petco, Publix and Shake Shack. Construction for the development started in 2019. The project’s development team included Moss Construction and Perkins & Will.

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DevelopmentMultifamilyStudent HousingTexas

Parallel to Develop 802-Bed Student Housing Community in College Station

by Taylor Williams

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Parallel will build an 802-bed student housing community within the Northgate Campus area near Texas A&M University in College Station. Parallel has entered into a ground lease with the University Lutheran Church of College Station to develop the 18-story community. The property’s 298 units will be furnished with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes and smart technology features. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and hot tubs, an outdoor theater, fitness center, sand volleyball court, outdoor kitchen areas, fire pits and other outdoor formal and informal gathering areas. Completion is slated for summer 2023.

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AcquisitionsGeorgiaMultifamilyNew YorkSoutheastStudent Housing

Landmark, Blackstone Form $784M Joint Venture, Plan to Acquire Student Housing Portfolio

by Julia Sanders

ATHENS, GA. AND NEW YORK CITY — Athens-based Landmark Properties and New York-based Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) have formed a joint venture partnership in order to recapitalize and acquire eight student housing properties totaling 5,416 beds across the United States. TSB Capital Advisors acted as financial advisor to both Landmark Properties and BREIT in the $784 million deal. The sellers and the locations of the eight student housing properties were not disclosed. Blackstone completed the transaction because the company was looking to grow its student housing portfolio. Jacob Werner of Blackstone said the eight properties are at leading colleges that have rising enrollments. Landmark Properties is a student housing developer and owner-operator with $7.7 billion of properties under management currently. With this most recent student housing transaction, Landmark’s portfolio includes 79 student housing communities. The firm unveiled plans in July to develop three new student housing projects with a total of 2,544 beds across three states.

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Triton-Court-Lynnwood-WA
LoansMultifamilyStudent HousingWashingtonWestern

Gantry Arranges $32.5M Refinancing for Triton Court Student Housing Community Near Seattle

by Amy Works

LYNNWOOD, WASH. — Gantry has arranged a $32.5 million refinancing for Triton Court, a student housing community located adjacent to Edmonds College in Lynnwood, roughly 17 miles north of Seattle. The property offers 220 beds alongside 13,000 square feet of retail and 15,000 square feet of office space. The newly built community is the result of a public-private partnership, wherein an undisclosed private developer built and owns the complex managed by the Housing and Residence Life Office of Edmonds College. Mike Wood and Alex Saunders of Gantry worked with the borrower, a privately held limited liability company, to structure the funding. The loan was placed with a debt fund and carries a fixed interest rate with payments on an interest-only basis for the 10-year loan term.

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CaliforniaDevelopmentMultifamilyStudent HousingWestern

Sacramento State University, Greystar Open 1,100-Bed Hornet Commons Residence Hall

by Amy Works

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A public-private partnership between Sacramento State University and Greystar has opened Hornet Commons, a 1,100-bed residence hall on the university’s campus in Sacramento. The community offers apartment-style, fully furnished units for upper-division and graduate students. Shared amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, volleyball and bocce ball courts, retail space leased to Einstein Bros. Bagels, fire pits, a clubhouse and yoga lawn. “We are excited to welcome Sacramento State’s students to Hornet Commons,” says Julie Skolnicki, senior managing director of Greystar university partnerships. “This project was conceived with lofty goals of supporting academic outcomes, strengthening the sense of community, and providing a long-term partnership. This vision has never been more significant as we welcome students back to Sacramento State and support the campus mission of transforming lives by preparing students for leadership, service, and success.”

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ArkansasDevelopmentSoutheastStudent Housing

Aspen Heights, Platform Ventures Open 202-Unit Student Housing Community Near University of Arkansas

by John Nelson

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Aspen Fayetteville, a 202-unit student housing community located less than one mile from the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, has opened ahead of schedule. Austin, Texas-based student housing developer and owner Aspen Heights developed the property and will manage it on behalf of the owner, an entity affiliated with Platform Ventures. Located on Beechwood Avenue, Aspen Fayetteville offers a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units that are fully furnished by Gus Design Group. Shared amenities include an indoor and outdoor fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, hot tub, lounge and study rooms, a fire pit and grilling station.

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Stanhope
AcquisitionsMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheastStudent Housing

Core Spaces Acquires 822-Bed Student Housing Community in Raleigh

by Julia Sanders

RALEIGH, N.C. — Core Spaces has acquired Stanhope Student Apartments, an 822-bed student housing community located at 3001 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. The seller was an affiliate of locally based developer Kane Realty and Val Valentine of Raleigh-based Valentine Properties. The sales price was not disclosed. Situated about a quarter-mile from North Carolina State University (NC State), Stanhope opened in the fall of 2015 and includes studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom options. Unit amenities include a furniture package with smart TVs, hardwood plank flooring and washers and dryers, as well as all utilities included in the monthly bill. Community amenities include a pool, movie theater room, cyber café, art studio, study lounges, two-story fitness center, fire pit and grilling area, onsite security, game room, a tanning bed and gated parking garage. For the 2021- 2022 school year, the residential portion of the mixed-use property is already 100 percent leased. The property also features 30,000 square feet of ground level retail space leased to tenants such as CVS/pharmacy, Smoothie King, Penn Station Subs, Cha House and Mulan Ice Cream & Milk Tea. Geoff Loftin and Jim Anthony of APG represented Core Spaces in the transaction. Core Spaces is a Chicago-based …

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