TAMPA, FLA. — Birmingham, Ala.-based Capstone Development Partners has completed the second phase of the Village, an on-campus student housing development at the University of South Florida in Tampa. The second phase of the 2,171-bed mixed-used community features 1,300 beds in three residential buildings. Community amenities include living-learning and activity spaces, classrooms, study rooms and community kitchens, as well as retail space occupied by Starbucks Coffee and BurgerFi. The Village primarily serves first-year students.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Birmingham-based Capstone Development Partners has opened five on-campus student housing communities totaling 3,000 beds, including two in California and one in Seattle. Development costs reached $350 million, $150 million of which was financed using private equity, with the remaining $200 million financed through a 501(c)3 nonprofit owner or a university using tax-exempt debt. Properties include Montage on College at San Diego State University in San Diego; Calaveras Hall at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.; Vi Hilbert Hall at Seattle University in Seattle; The Village Phase 2 at The University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla.; and the University of Massachusetts Boston Residence Hall and Dining Center in Boston. Montage on College at San Diego State University was built through a ground lease with the San Diego State University Real Estate Foundation. The property offers more than 300 beds of apartment-style housing. Community amenities include a resort-style spa, barbecue area, outdoor lounge and fire pit, community kitchen, fitness center, gaming and media room, and various study spaces. Capstone Development Partners’ management entity, Capstone Management Partners, operates the property. Calaveras Hall at the University of the Pacific offers 380 beds tailored to upper-level students. Shared amenities …
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Spectra Student Living has broken ground on Eight Thirty Water Tower, a $17 million community near Ferris State University in Big Rapids. Slated to open in August 2019, the student housing property will include 318 beds within 120 units. Floor plans will consist of one-, two- and four-bedroom units. Amenities will include a clubhouse, resident lounge and YouTube room. Spectra will manage the property in partnership with Athens, Ga.-based Landmark Properties. More than 14,730 students are enrolled at Ferris State University.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — CA Student Living has completed capital improvements on Harbor on Sixth, a 628-bed property located near the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Improvements to the community — now named Evolve Tuscaloosa — included a fitness center expansion with the addition of a new yoga studio; and upgrades to the pool area including the addition of cabanas, grilling areas and in-pool lounges. The property offers two- and three-bedroom fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Additional shared amenities include a computer lab, study lounges, a clubroom with a kitchenette and fireplace, free tanning and a shuttle service to campus. The property originally opened in 2017.
HOUSTON — WGC Development, in conjunction with an undisclosed institutional investor, has broken ground on Tower 5040, a 405-bed student housing community located near the University of Houston. The eight-story building will offer one-, two- and four-bedroom units. Select apartments will feature large balconies with fire pits. Shared amenities will include a swimming pool with an adjacent movie screen, a fitness center, conference room, business center, private study rooms, a game room, indoor and outdoor socializing areas and a dog park. Humphreys & Partners Architects designed the community, and Arch-Con Construction will handle construction. Nick Gonzalez of GRC Capital arranged equity and debt financing on behalf of the partnership. The property is set to open in summer 2020.
SEATTLE — Quantum Capital Partners has secured $64 million in construction financing for The M, a 24-story student housing development located near the University of Washington in Seattle. The property — developed by Los Angeles-based Fields Holdings — will offer studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units alongside 4,350 square feet of ground-floor retail and one level of subterranean parking. Shared amenities will include study rooms, a recreational lounge, fitness center, theater, indoor basketball court, roof-top deck, bicycle parking and a door man. A timeline for development has yet to be announced.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Wildwood of Lubbock, a 1,005-bed student housing community serving Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Built in 2017, the 294-unit property is located less than two miles from campus and features a pool, fitness center, a study center and community green space. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer of CBRE represented the developer and seller, Georgia-based Dovetail Development, in the transaction. The buyer was a private real estate fund advised by Dallas-based Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate. The sales price was not disclosed.
HATTIESBURG, MISS. — Vesper Holdings has acquired Vie at Hattiesburg, a 792-bed student housing community located near the University of Southern Mississippi campus in Hattiesburg. The property offers two- and four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool and poolside lounge with a TV, 24-hour fitness center, business center, computer lab, sand volleyball court and a private shuttle to campus. The community’s previous owner, whose name was undisclosed, recently completed a $2 million renovation that included upgrades to flooring, appliances, furniture, clubhouse and the fitness center. Vesper is planning to invest an additional $600,000 to further upgrade the amenities, enhance the property’s exteriors and make substantial technology upgrades throughout the complex.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $12.7 million in acquisition financing for University Landing, a 385-bed student housing community located two blocks from Austin Peay State University in downtown Clarksville, about 50 miles north of Nashville. Lee Weaver of NorthMarq secured the permanent, Fannie Mae financing for the undisclosed borrower. The fixed-rate loan was structured with a 12-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule. The community features studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts that come fully furnished and include in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with a sundeck, outdoor grilling area, renovated clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center with a yoga studio and studio spin bikes, TV lounge, game room, coffee bar, cyber cafe and study spaces in each building.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Preiss Co. has opened The Eastern on 10th, a 425-bed student housing community located near East Carolina University (ECU) at 2301 E. 10th St. in downtown Greenville. The ground-up, garden-style development offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, an outdoor lounge with cabanas, grilling and picnic stations, a 24-hour clubhouse and fitness center, private study rooms, a cybercafé, self-serve coffee bar and a 438-space parking lot. Preiss Co. will manage The Eastern on 10th, bringing the company’s management portfolio to 3,342 beds in the ECU market alone.