EDR TO DEVELOP SYRACUSE STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Education Realty Trust (NYSE: EDR) has been tapped by Syracuse University to develop a 312-bed community on its campus. Known as Campus West Apartments, the project will be developed near the university's College of Law and the new College of Law building; it will cater to law students, other graduate students and upperclassmen. Amenities will include a clubhouse area with a fitness center, a business center and a computer lab. In addition to student residences, the project will contain 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space expected to include a combination coffee shop and convenience store. The university's Department of Public Safety will also maintain an office in the complex. The project will seek LEED-Silver certification. EDR will develop, own and manage the community under a ground lease with the university. Construction will begin this summer with completion slated for summer 2012.