TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A joint venture between The Preiss Co. and a private equity fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital has acquired Quantum on West Call, a 752-bed student housing community located near Florida State University in Tallahassee. The property offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Communal amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, pool, yoga center, clubhouse, theater, cyber lounge, individual study nooks, group study spaces …
By Taylor WilliamsStudent housing developers say now is a favorable time to aggressively pursue new projects as their customers voice a strong desire to resume on-campus learning, and they are using lessons learned over the past six months to bring debt and equity partners to the table in order to jump-start deals.Whereas demand drivers for new development in the traditional multifamily space typically center on job and population growth, the student housing sector often responds to …
COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Gilbane Development Co. has started construction on Tempo, a 978-bed student housing complex near the University of Maryland in College Park. The community will comprise 296 units with studio to five-bedroom floor plans. Units will be fully furnished and will feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, washers and dryers, walk-in closets and flat-screen TVs. Communal amenities will include study lounges, a fire pit, clubhouse, pool, sundeck, fitness center, …
Over the course of the past six months, the student housing industry has grappled with a variety of challenges. For colleges and universities, the largest hurdle heading into the fall semester was deciding the safest route to take for reopening campus. This included decisions on everything from whether or not in-person learning would be allowed, to whether students would be welcomed back into residence halls at normal volumes. These questions was deliberated over throughout the summer, sending …
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Capstone Real Estate Investments (CREI) has acquired Student Quarters – Rutherford, a 648-bed student housing community located near Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. The property — newly rebranded Landmark Apartments — is set to undergo renovations, including a revision of the current unit mix and improvements to security and management services. Landmark Apartments currently offers two-, three- and four-bedroom units alongside shared amenities …
DENVER — The University of Colorado Denver has celebrated the topping out of its City Heights Residence Hall and Learning Commons development. The 182,000-square-foot residence hall — which will be the university’s first on-campus student housing complex — will offer 555 beds upon completion.The seven-story project is designed for first-year students and will feature two wings of residential units, a central campus dining hall on the ground floor and a 30,000-square-foot student …
SEATTLE — Greystar is set to break ground on Lakeview Student Residences, a $145 million student housing community located in Seattle’s U District near the University of Washington. The Charleston, S.C.-based developer recently purchased a five-parcel assemblage of existing apartment buildings located at NE 42nd St. and 12th Ave. NE for the development for $17 million.Dan Chhan, Tim McKay and Sam Wayne of Colliers International represented Greystar and the undisclosed seller in the …
MINNEAPOLIS — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Stadium Village Apartments near the University of Minnesota for $25 million. Originally constructed in 1960, the 121-unit multifamily property is located at 1015 Essex St. within the Stadium Village neighborhood. Floor plans range from studios to two-bedroom units. Stewart Hayes, Josh Talberg, Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson, Scott Clifton, Teddy Leatherman and Riley McChesney of JLL represented the seller. Buyer and seller information was …
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A public-private partnership between CTG Development Co. (CTG) and Florida A&M University (FAMU) has completed the development of a 720-bed residence hall on the university’s campus in Tallahassee. The new residence hall is Phase I of development on a larger project called Main Street Corridor, which will include a mixed-use building with multifamily units and retail, a new stadium and a field house upon completion. Finfrock is serving as the architect of record and …
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — A public-private partnership between Orange Coast College and Servitas has completed the construction of a $123 million residence hall on the college’s campus in Costa Mesa.Named The Harbour, the 321,105-square-foot development offers 823 beds in 326 apartment-style, fully furnished units. Shared amenities at the property include study lounges on each floor, package lockers, bicycle storage, courtyards, onsite laundry and parking.“Servitas is honored to …
