Student Housing

ATHENS, GA. — A partnership between Landmark Properties and Kane Properties has acquired Eclipse on Broad, a 128-bed student housing community located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens. TSB Capital Advisors secured debt financing through Seacoast Bank for the acquisition. Built in 2013, the community offers units in four-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity, as well as five separate townhomes with private two-car garages. Shared amenities include a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, study lounges and an outdoor courtyard and grill. The property also features 68 parking spaces.

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LOS ANGELES — Raintree Partners has completed the sale of Axiom Westwood, a four-building student housing portfolio adjacent to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to a private multifamily investor for $62.6 million. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built between 1962 and 1967, Axiom Westwood offers 153 units featuring dual-pane windows, full-size kitchens and air conditioning, with select units offering vaulted ceilings, fireplaces and patios or balconies. Axiom Westwood features controlled access, laundry facilities, elevators, two swimming pools, three gas barbecue grills and gated and covered parking.

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LOS ANGELES — Mosaic Investment Partners has completed Tessera, a $56 million student housing development located at 1069 West Exposition Blvd. near the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles. The seven-story community offers 250 beds across 53 fully furnished units in studio through four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a 6,000-square-foot rooftop sky deck with a resort-style pool, open-air dining areas, lounge space, fire pits and a dedicated pet park; and a second-floor amenity deck with barbecue areas, outdoor lounges and an indoor-outdoor fitness center. The property also offers study spaces on various floors. The development team for the project included SVA Architects, Sorensen Architects, Oakwood Development Group and Alpha Construction. JLL Capital Markets secured joint venture equity and mezzanine financing from HC2 Capital for the development, alongside a senior construction loan from Calmwater Capital.

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TAMPA, FLA. — A public-private partnership between RISE and the University of Tampa is set to break ground on an 833-bed residence hall project located at the corner of South Boulevard and Cleveland Street in Tampa. RISE will finance and construct the building, which is scheduled for completion in fall 2028. The university will own and operate the residence hall, with RISE managing building maintenance and custodial services. The development team includes Niles Bolton Associates and Juneau Construction. The 11-story community is designed for first- and second-year students and will offer suite-style units with shared living spaces. Amenities will include study lounges, two common rooms, dining facilities, bicycle storage and surface-level parking. The project will also include improvements to the surrounding infrastructure, such as enhanced pedestrian and cyclist pathways along South Boulevard and an upgraded Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) bus shelter at Cleveland Street and Fielding Avenue.

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DAVIS, CALIF. — Interstate Equities Corp. (IEC) has purchased a two-property apartment portfolio in Davis for $42.8 million from an undisclosed seller. The portfolio includes Pepperwood Apartments at 2222 Sycamore Lane and Temescal Apartments at 2477 Sycamore Lane. Situated approximately 2.8 miles from the University of California, Davis, the portfolio currently offers 141 units, or 357 beds. IEC plans to gradually transition leasing toward a “by-bedroom model,” which is prevalent in the Davis student housing market. Constructed in 1981 and 1983, Pepperwood and Temescal offer a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments averaging approximately 1,090 square feet. The properties offer value-add potential, and IEC plans to maintain affordability while implementing targeted interiors and exterior upgrades to Pepperwood.

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BERKELEY, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $14 million permanent loan to refinance a near-term maturity for a student housing property located at 2715 Dwight Way in Berkeley. Situated within walking distance of the University of California Berkeley campus, the asset offers 109 beds in 29 units featuring two-, three- and four-bedroom furnished floor plans with modern kitchens, in-unit washers/dryers and hardwood flooring. Tom Dao, Alex Poulos and Toby Judge of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. The five-year, fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan was secured from Amalgamated Bank with terms, including introductory interest-only payments transitioning to 30-year amortization, prepayment flexibility and extension options.

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LEXINGTON, KY. — Subtext is set to break ground on VERVE Lexington, a 784-bed student housing development located at 185 E. Maxwell St. near the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. The community is being developed in partnership with Clarion Partners in a qualified opportunity zone and is scheduled for completion in summer 2028. VERVE Lexington will span 460,136 square feet and offer 275 units in one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities are set to include a ground floor coffee shop, dedicated study spaces, fitness and wellness spaces and a second-floor terrace with a pool and clubroom. The development team included Southern Building Group, KTGY, EA Partners and Pacific Life Insurance Co. 

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A joint venture between Park7 Group and PGIM has broken ground on an 804-bed student housing development located near the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee. The nine-story community will offer 230 units alongside shared amenities including a rooftop pool and terrace, fitness center and collaborative study lounges. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2028.

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BOSTON — A public-private partnership between American Campus Communities (ACC) and Northeastern University has broken ground on a 1,200-bed residence hall at 840 Columbus Ave. on the institution’s campus in Boston. The 23-story project will feature 11,000 square feet of publicly accessible community space, including a second-level outdoor deck and 4,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as shared learning spaces and wellness amenities. Scheduled for completion in fall 2028, the project is being developed through ACC’s American Campus Equity program and is the largest on-campus equity development in the company’s history.

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OXFORD, MISS. — TSB Realty has brokered the sale of U Club Townhomes at Oxford, a 528-bed student housing community located near the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus in Oxford. College Town Communities purchased the property from an undisclosed seller. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Delivered in 2018, the community offers three-bedroom units with front and back porches. Shared amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, sun deck, poolside lounge, Jumbotron, sand volleyball court, fitness center, recreation center, grilling stations, fire pits, two dog parks, group and private study lounges and a computer lab.

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