RISE Begins Construction on Three On-Campus Student Housing Projects

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MILLERSVILLE, PA., AND CULLOWHEE, N.C. —Formerly known as Ambling University Development Group, RISE: A Real Estate Company has started construction on three student housing projects in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. The company broke ground on a 425-bed residence hall at New Jersey City University in Jersey City; a 599-bed student housing community at Millersville University in Millersville; and a 421-bed mixed-use residence hall at Western Carolina University (WCU) in Cullowhee. The on-campus residence hall in Jersey City will feature music practice rooms, lounges, a fitness center, private courtyard, automated convenience store, game room and technology-enhanced classrooms. The Millersville property is the third phase of a multi-phase project to replace all on-campus housing with modern, suite-style units. The mixed-use project at WCU consists of three buildings, with 421 beds and 11,945 square feet of retail, connected by two towers in core location of campus.