ATHENS, GA. — Stratus Development Group has delivered Puritan Mill, a 186-unit student housing community located near the University of Georgia in Athens. Located at 1120 Macon Highway, the property once housed a ruined mill and still features the mill’s water tower and a mill pond with a waterfall. Puritan Mill is situated near McNutt Creek and is walkable to Mama’s Boy, Molly’s Coffee, Amici, Oak House Distillery and the new Macon Highway Boat Launch. The community comprises two- and three-bedroom townhomes, as well as a swimming pool, clubhouse, gym, park, hammock garden and community grills.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Core Spaces has acquired Clemson Lofts, a 233-unit, 641-bed student housing community in Clemson. GEM Realty Capital joined Core Spaces as equity partner, and KKR provided financing. The seller and price were not disclosed. Clemson Lofts is positioned directly north of Tiger Boulevard, which is the main entryway into Clemson University and includes the most popular retail and restaurants. The property is spread across 19 acres and includes 14 separate residential buildings and a clubhouse. The floor plans include one-bedroom through four-bedroom units, each fully furnished with modern furniture and appliances. Features include high-end finishes, spacious living areas and ample storage areas. The community also boasts a variety of amenities, including a resort-style pool and hot tub, fitness center, outdoor yoga space, dog park, communal clubhouse and private study rooms. Clemson Lofts was originally built in 2015, and amenity spaces and select unit renovations started in 2021. Core and GEM plan to renovate the remaining units in summer 2024. “The growth of our acquisitions platform is predicated on finding great communities in Tier 1 university markets,” says Brendan Miller, chief investment officer of student housing at Core Spaces. “We believe the value-creation opportunities at Clemson Lofts amidst …
NEW YORK CITY — Hawkins Way Capital, a California-based private equity firm, has completed a 1,355-bed student housing redevelopment project at 525 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan’s Midtown East neighborhood. Designed by Empire State Building architect Arthur Loomis Harmon, the 34-story building was originally constructed in 1923. Hawkins Way purchased the building in 2020, at which time it housed a Marriott-branded hotel that had recently ceased operations. The student housing community now offers 30,000 square feet of amenities, including a fitness center, laundry room, game room, performing arts studio, study rooms, community kitchen and lounges. FOUND Study, an affiliate of Hawkins Way Capital, operates the property as FOUND Study Turtle Bay. BDB Construction Enterprise served as a project partner on this conversion.
BELLINGHAM, WASH. — 11 Capital has completed the sale of WWU – Living Portfolio and The U, two student housing communities near Western Washington University (WVU) in Bellingham. PTLA Corp. acquired the assets for a total of $35.4 million. Kevin Larimer and Brandon Buell of Berkadia Student Housing, along with Steven Chattin, Mitchell Belcher, Jay Timpani, Chad Blenz and Brandon Lawler of Berkadia’s Seattle office, represented the seller in both transactions. The WWU – Living Portfolio sold for $29.2 million and consists of 145 units spread across three student housing properties that were 87 percent occupied at the time of sale: — University Heights, a 78-unit/114-bed community at 2110 Bill McDonald Parkway — Taylor Heights, a 16-unit/64-bed property at 2115 Taylor Ave. — Viking Gardens Apartments, a 33-unit/132-bed community at 2300 Bill McDonald Parkway The U, which sold for $6.2 million, features 18 units/61 beds. The property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.
ATLANTA — A partnership between PeakMade Real Estate and Blue Vista Capital Management has opened Theory Interlock, a 674-bed student housing community located near the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. The property offers fully furnished apartments and townhomes in studio through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a rooftop swimming pool and fitness center with an outdoor jumbotron theater; an academic lounge with group and individual study spaces; podcast rooms; a large club room; two outdoor courtyards; and structured parking. Theory Interlock is part of the second phase of development at Interlock Tower, a larger mixed-use project. The development is also home to 200,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, 349 traditional multifamily units, 70 townhomes and a 161-room hotel. Atlanta-based SJC Ventures is the master developer of The Interlock.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A public-private partnership between American Campus Communities (ACC) and Georgetown University has broken ground on the redevelopment of Henle Village, an existing residence hall on the university’s campus in Washington, D.C. Following renovations, the community will offer an additional 278 beds, bringing the property’s bed count to 740. The residence hall will offer apartment-style units with kitchens and in-unit bathrooms. The project, which is expected for completion in summer 2025, is targeting LEED Platinum certification. The development team for the project includes RAMSA Robert A.M. Stern Architects and John Moriarty & Associates.
“Traditional wired and wireless networks are becoming faster and more reliable with each new standard on the market,” says Pavlov Media CEO Cory Douglas. “We’re seeing multifamily consumers extend these data networks well beyond the need for just for voice and video. There are all kinds of new demands on multi-dwelling units (MDUs) for integrating Internet of Things (IoT), life safety and power and water management systems into traditional data networks.” For more than 30 years, Pavlov Media has been the leading national provider of residential Wi-Fi service, and now, with Douglas as the company’s newly named CEO, Pavlov Media has plans to build on its success through its unique technology and its eye on the innovation required by multifamily’s evolving needs. Douglas, promoted to replace retiring founder and CEO Mark Scifres, says what sets Pavlov Media apart is its ability to rapidly implement broadband Wi-Fi and video solutions for any style of community, located in any part of the country. “That capability is really driven by the investments in our back office, technology and engineering workflows that we’ve developed over time,” Douglas explains. “It’s our goal to make the purchasing and deployment experience easy for our customers. It’s done …
COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Core Spaces has opened Hub College Park, a 475-bed student housing community located near the University of Maryland campus in College Park. The 239,542-square-foot property offers 161 fully furnished units in studio through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a fitness center, spa and sauna, coworking spaces, private study lounges, rooftop swimming pool and a coffee shop. Studio K Creative designed the interior of the property alongside Core’s in-house design team. Antunovich Associates served as the architect and Treehouse Builders was the general contractor for the development. Core’s in-house management team is managing the community, which opened ahead of the 2023-2024 academic year.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Capstone Development Partners and Boaz Ventures plan to break ground on a $60 million student housing property adjacent to University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) in October. Located at 4315 Holmes Ave. NW near the UAH Campus Recreation Center, the community, dubbed Nexus on Holmes, will be a four-story, 249-unit property with a mix of one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments. Capstone and Boaz are envisioning the 239,000-square-foot residential property to house undergraduate and graduate students, as well as UAH staff. Amenities will include two courtyards, an outdoor pool, grilling area, community kitchen, TV lounge, multi-purpose room and quiet study lounges. The design-build team includes general contractor Fite Building Co. and architect Williams Blackstock Architects. The project is situated within a designated opportunity zone, and OPAL Investments (a for-profit subsidiary of Opportunity Alabama) is the lead equity investor. Capstone and Boaz plan to open Nexus on Holmes in summer 2025.
Inflation may be a handy — and valid — excuse for escalated costs, but that doesn’t mean students will simply sigh, sign on the dotted line and move on with a lighter bank account when faced with today’s escalating rents. “There is no doubt that higher rental rates have significantly increased the expectations from our current and prospective residents,” says Jason Fort, executive vice president of Asset Living. Yardi’s National Student Housing report, released in the third quarter of 2023, noted June marked the fifth consecutive month of annual rent growth over 7 percent at the 200 universities it tracks. June logged a 7.2 percent growth. “Given that 2022 held the previous rent record for student housing, obtaining more than 7 percent growth off of previous record-high numbers is exceptional,” the report states. “The average rent per bed at Yardi 200 universities was $846 at quarter-end, a new all-time high.” “We have never seen leasing strength close to what we are currently experiencing,” says Tadros ‘Teddy’ Abdelmalek, national director of business development at Campus Life & Style. “Our industry normally provides steady rent growth of 2 percent to 4 percent per year with occupancies in the low 90s percentile-wise. For the …
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