ATLANTA — Toll Brothers Campus Living has completed Kinetic, a $91 million student housing development located near the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) campus in Midtown Atlanta. US Bank provided construction financing for the 752-bed project, which broke ground in July 2022. The community offers 239 fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity in one- through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include study lounges with private and collaborative workspace; a high-tech content studio; coffee bar; community room with a large-screen TV; e-sports lounge; social lounges; and a fitness center with modern equipment and a sauna. Kinetic also features a sky lounge on the 34th floor with a swimming pool and an outdoor courtyard with grills and rooftop dining space.
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SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Orion Real Estate Partners has refinanced The Timbers, a 253-bed student housing property located near the Texas State University campus in San Marcos. The loan amount was not disclosed. The Timbers houses 155 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Select apartments offer wood-burning fireplaces and vaulted ceilings. Shared amenities include a pool, clubhouse with an arcade, pet park, full basketball court, 24-hour fitness center and a barbecue station. Dan Kearns, Patricia Heminger, Rebecca Brielmaier and Katia Novi of JLL originated the debt.
AUBURN, ALA. — Muinzer has acquired Samford Square, a 752-bed student housing community located near the Auburn University campus. The property offers units in two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations, all of which were fully leased at the time of sale. Shared amenities at Samford Square include a resort-style swimming pool, cyber café, resident activity room, sand volleyball court, clubhouse, hammock garden, 24-hour gaming lounge and a tanning bed. Peter Katz of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction. The seller and terms of the deal were not disclosed.
FULLERTON, CALIF. —California State University, Fullerton has broken ground on Sequoia, a $160 million student housing project located on the university’s campus. The six-story community will span 155,000 square feet and offer 510 beds for graduate students and students completing their senior year of undergraduate study. Four students will occupy each two-bedroom unit, which will include two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living area. The community will also include student resident adviser apartments, one staff apartment, a laundry area, mail room, market and outdoor eating and seating areas. A portion of the project’s units will be deemed affordable housing, offered at rental rates below the standard rate for students facing housing insecurity. Financing for the state-funded project includes $89 million for the affordable housing units, according to Sarab Singh, the university’s associate vice president for capital programs and facilities management. The community is scheduled for completion in fall 2026.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — Toll Brothers Campus Living has completed The 87, an 810-bed student housing community located near the University of Notre Dame campus in South Bend. Centier Bank provided $91 million in construction financing for the project, which broke ground in September 2022. The community also serves students attending Holy Cross College and St. Mary’s College. The development offers 335 fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity in studio through four-bedroom configurations, alongside townhomes. Shared amenities include study lounges with private seating options; a social lounge and coffee bar; content creation studio; golf and sports simulator; fitness center; lounge with four large-screen televisions; and multiple courtyards with grills, fire pits, yard games and hammocks. KTGY designed the property.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged construction financing for Avalon Pointe, a 142-unit student housing project that will be located near the University of Texas at Austin’s West Campus neighborhood. The 10-story building will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a first-floor study lounge, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations and a social room. Cheryl Higley, Ryan Shoars, Noah Villicana and Haylee Williamson of Northmarq originated the debt on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The name of the direct lender and a construction timeline were also not disclosed.
JERICHO, N.Y. — PX4 Development has completed a $15 million student housing conversion project on Long Island. The project converted a former 80-room hotel in Jericho into a 79-unit, 188-bed resident hall for students at The New York Institute of Technology. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include private and communal study spaces, lounge and recreation areas and an indoor pool. TPG Architecture designed the project, construction of which began last October.
DENTON, TEXAS — Vesper Holdings has acquired Midtown 905, a 432-bed student housing community located near the University of North Texas campus in Denton. Built in 2011, the four-story building offers fully furnished units in two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a clubhouse, pool, game room and a coffee bar. Christopher Epp of Walker & Dunlop represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Gregg Wallace of AMA Financial and Geoff Smith of Walker & Dunlop placed acquisition financing for the new ownership, which also plans to invest $1.8 million in capital improvements to the property.
Annex Group Breaks Ground on 542-Bed Student Housing Community at University of Memphis
by John Nelson
MEMPHIS, TENN. — The Annex Group has broken ground on a new, 542-bed student housing community at the University of Memphis. Situated within the Park Avenue Campus, the property will feature studio, two- and four-bedroom units, as well as study spaces, social spaces, outdoor living areas and grab-and-go dining options. The opening is scheduled for fall 2026. This marks The Annex Group’s second student housing community in the Memphis market.
DENTON, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Gateway at Denton, a 696-bed student housing property that serves students at the University of North Texas. Built in 2005, the 228-unit complex is located within a half-mile from campus and features a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans with complete bed-bath parity. Units range in size from 816 to 1,360 square feet. Amenities include a newly renovated clubhouse, three pools with cabanas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, basketball court, fitness center and a computer lab. Peter Katz and Drew Kile of IPA represented the seller, Los Angeles-based MJW Investments, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Vesper Holdings.