Student Housing

COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Harrison Street and LV Collective have formed a joint venture to develop Rambler College Park, a 1,003-bed student housing project located less than a quarter-mile from the University of Maryland campus in College Park. Completion of the 288-unit, 340,000-square-foot development is slated for fall 2027. Rambler College Park is designed to provide 13,715 square feet of retail space, including businesses that were previously tenants of Campus Village Shoppes, a shuttered shopping center on the project site. In addition, LV Collective worked with the Lakeland Civic Association and the Lakeland Community Heritage Project to plan a community center within the development. Plans call for a library and archive to preserve and share the history of the Lakeland community, as well as a flex space to be used for presentations, art galleries and gatherings. Amenities at the project will include Daydreamer, a coffee shop owned by LV Collective, as well as a second-floor coworking mezzanine, outdoor terrace, hot tub, fitness center, yoga studio and cold plunge. “This development reflects our commitment to creating environments that go beyond housing — places where students, residents and the community alike can thrive, connect and grow,” says Jonathan Reyes, president of student …

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — It’s no secret that finding and entitling sites and procuring development financing has been challenging over the past few years. But Kevin Kazlow, director of capital markets with JLL, who moderated one of the development panels at this year’s InterFace Student Housing conference in Austin, Texas, believes there is lots to be excited about for the year ahead. Chief among them is the fact that the amount of capital allocated to alternative asset classes like student housing has doubled since 2018.  “This group of panelists alone has a combined pipeline of about 40,000 beds under development, which is an incredibly impressive statistic and speaks to the continued demand for new student housing projects,” said Kazlow. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. The first step in the development process is securing a great site, which Brandt Stiles, principal with Subtext, considers part of his firm’s ‘secret sauce.’ “We have a really high expectation for our team to find super high barrier to entry, hard to entitle, fortress sites and for us, it’s all about being …

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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — A joint venture between Subtext and Kayne Anderson is set to break ground on VERVE Fayetteville, an 845-bed student housing development located at 707 W. Treadwell St. near the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. The community will span 532,300 square feet and offer 272 units in one- through four-bedroom configurations. The property will feature 33,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity spaces, including open and private study areas; a coffee café; sports simulator; resort-style pool and hot tub; fire pits; and a fitness and wellness center with cardio equipment, weights, yoga rooms, private wellness rooms and a sauna. The project is scheduled for completion in August 2027. The development team includes Kennedy Wilson, Brinkmann Constructors, Modus Studio and Vida Design. Additional contributors include AJC Design Group, Viewtech, McClelland Consulting Engineers and ENGR3. John Rowland and Steve Lane of Colliers | Arkansas served as the exclusive brokers on the sale of the VERVE Fayetteville development site.

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STARKVILLE, MISS. — TSB Realty has brokered the sale of HELiX Starkville, an 802-bed student housing community located near the Mississippi State University (MSU) campus in Starkville. Columbus Pacific sold the property to a joint venture between Pumphouse Residential Group and WeldenField for an undisclosed price. SPM, an affiliate of PRG and WeldenField, will provide comprehensive property and construction management services for the community. Delivered in 2016, HELiX Starkville offers fully furnished units in a mix of one-, two- and four-bedroom floorplans on the southeastern edge of the MSU campus. Amenities include a two-story fitness center, resort-style pool, clubhouse with billiards, study enclaves and community TVs, tanning, gaming and coffee lounges and an outdoor grilling area. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Brinkmann Constructors, in partnership with Kayne Anderson, has broken ground on Trolley North Apartments, an eight-story student housing community in Salt Lake City. The 395,000-square-foot property will offer 200 apartments units, totaling of 607 beds, and four levels of parking. Located near the University of Utah, Trolley North Apartments is being built in two phases. The first phase consists of the six-month construction of an eight-story stair tower to support rooftop cellular equipment. The cellular equipment must be relocated before the start of the second phase — the construction of the student housing development. BKV Group will serve as the project architect.

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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — McNair Collegiate Partners has arranged the sale of The Trails at Wolf Pen, a 1,006-bed student housing property serving students at Texas A&M University in College Station. Built in 1997, the property offers 404 units in one-, two- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a fitness center, two pools, study rooms and tennis, basketball and volleyball courts. The buyer, Stonebridge Property Group, plans to upgrade units and shared amenity spaces following the acquisition. Jeyton McNair and Mitch Holt of McNair Collegiate Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Core Spaces has completed Hub Tucson First, a 648-bed student housing development serving students attending the University of Arizona in Tucson. The 273,627-square-foot community offers 161 fully furnished units in studio, two-, three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a rooftop deck with a pool, spa, hot tub, cabanas and an outdoor lounge and grill area; state-of-the-art fitness center; wellness spa with a dry sauna and yoga room; clubroom with lounge space; executive business area with printers; group and private study rooms; and a dog run. The development was built in partnership with Findorff and Antunovich Associates. 

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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Student Quarters has acquired Champions Club, a 232-bed student housing property located near the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Located at 1629 S. Razorback Road, the community offers fully furnished units in two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, gaming lounge, computer café, dog park and outdoor grilling stations. Student Quarters plans to invest in both operational and experiential upgrades to the community, including the implementation of resident-focused programming and branded touchpoints. The seller and terms of the transaction were not released.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm Entrada Partners has acquired a 243-bed student housing property located near the western portion of the University of Texas at Austin campus. Built in 2012 and known as 24Longview, the property offers a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans across 70 units. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, lounge area, study rooms, green space and onsite laundry facilities. Kent Myers and Jordan Featherston of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. De’On Collins, Jayme Nelson and Samantha Jay of JLL arranged acquisition financing for Entrada Partners, which plans to implement capital improvements at 24Longview.

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AUBURN, ALA. — Core Spaces has acquired The Union at Auburn, a 501-bed property located near the Auburn University campus in Alabama. The Chicago-based student housing owner-operator purchased the community from Boston-based WFI for an undisclosed price. Newmark brokered the acquisition. Shared amenities at The Union at Auburn include a clubhouse; two-story fitness center with a Barre, Yoga and TRX studio and on-demand fitness classes; cyber café and business center; rideshare lounge; resort-style swimming pool; outdoor kitchen and entertainment area; dog park; and study rooms.

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