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Champion Grabs Two Former USC Fraternities for $17M

Champion Grabs Two Former USC Fraternities for $17M

California + Los Angeles + Student Housing | August 8, 2022

796-Bed UT Austin community sold to GSA

UT Austin Student Housing Project Changes Hands

Texas + Austin + Student Housing | August 5, 2022

Austin-Based American Campus Communities Bought by Blackstone

Texas + State of Texas + Student Housing | August 10, 2022

Austin= based ACC Campus housing sold to Blackstone

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Latest Atlanta & Southeast Student Housing Stories

Anna Altizer Dix has joined Troutman Pepper in as a partner in its national real estate practice group.

Troutman Pepper, Atlanta Adds Anna Altizer as Partner

Atlanta & Southeast + Atlanta + Student Housing | July 21, 2022

Troutman Pepper has added Anna Altizer Dix to its national real estate practice group as a partner in Atlanta, GA. Dix joins the firm from BakerHostetler. Dix’s practice spans several fields, including commercial acquisitions and dispositions, finance, real estate development and leasing transactions. She represents national developers in assembling, acquiring, developing, and financing mixed-use student …

Albion Residential has purchased Campus Crossings apartments in Murfreesboro, TN for $56 million.

Albion Residential Swaps $56M for Multifamily near MTSU in Murfreesboro

Atlanta & Southeast + Southeast + Student Housing | July 20, 2022

Newmark has completed the $56-million sale of Campus Crossings, a 252-unit multifamily community in Murfreesboro, TN. The property was 98% occupied at sale. Vincent Lefler and Tarek El Gammal represented the seller, ApexOne Investment Partners, in the sale to Albion Residential. Campus Crossings was constructed in 2006 near industry-leading employers and Middle Tennessee State University. …

Latest Boston & New England Student Housing Stories

Athens, GA-based Landmark Properties has purchased a 150-unit student housing community near UMass Amherst in Sunderland, MA.

Landmark Properties Lands Student Housing near UMass Amherst

Boston & New England + New England + Student Housing | April 18, 2022

CBRE has completed the sale of a new generation, 150-unit student housing community serving the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Sunderland, MA. Athens, GA-based Landmark Properties purchased North 116 Flats from Dallas-based Fountain Residential Partners for an undisclosed price. A CBRE team of Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht, Casey Schaefer, Biria St. John and Simon Butler …

1627 Massachusetts Ave., in Cambridge, MA

CushWake Retained to Sell Lesley University Portfolio of Historic Buildings

Boston & New England + Metro Boston + Student Housing | December 2, 2021

Cushman & Wakefield’s Multi-Family Advisory Group has been retained to market a Lesley University-owned portfolio of 10 historic buildings located between Harvard Square and Porter Square in Cambridge, MA. Totaling nearly 85,000 square feet, the properties are located at 7, 9, 11, 13 and 17-21 Mellen Street; 6 Sacramento Street; 1627 Massachusetts Avenue; and 815 Somerville …

Latest California Student Housing Stories

Champion Grabs Two Former USC Fraternities for $17M

Champion Grabs Two Former USC Fraternities for $17M

California + Los Angeles + Student Housing | August 8, 2022

Champion Real Estate Company has invested in University of Southern California student housing projects, acquiring a pair of former fraternity houses for $17 million. The properties are located on USC’s Greek Row on 28th Street and Portland Street. “With the rise in university enrollment, Champion is confident in the investment strength of student housing especially …

Champion Real Estate Sells Multifamily Duo for $103M, Will Invest in Student Housing

Champion Sells MultiFam Duo, Will Invest in Student Housing

California + Los Angeles + Student Housing | August 3, 2022

Champion Real Estate Company has sold The Vines at RiverPark (pictured), a townhouse community in Oxnard, CA and Casa Laguna apartments in Los Angeles for a total of $103 million. The firm says they will use the proceeds to invest in student housing properties in strategic locations throughout the U.S. “With the sale of The …

Latest Chicago & Midwest Student Housing Stories

Northmarq Secures $42M Loan on Mankato Student Housing

Northmarq Secures $42M Loan on Mankato Student Housing

Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Student Housing | August 4, 2022

Andy Finn, SVP in Northmarq’s Minneapolis-based debt/equity office, arranged $41.61 million in financing for The Grove at Mankato. The 524-unit student housing property is located at 200 Briargate Road in Mankato, MN. The transaction was structured on a non-recourse basis with a seven-year term with three years of interest only followed by a 30-year amortization …

5401 University and two other Hyde Park apartment properties have been renovated into student housing

Peak Properties Adds 57 Student Apartments to Management Portfolio

Chicago & Midwest + South Side + Student Housing | June 29, 2022

Peak Properties assisted in the purchase and oversight of a multi-million-dollar gut rehabilitation of three vintage walkup buildings in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. In the process, the company added another 57 student apartments to its management portfolio The properties are 98% pre-leased and move-ins have begun. The last two units are expected to have applications …

Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Student Housing Stories

Ancient City Capital Acquires Three-Property Student Housing Portfolio near FSU

Florida & Gulf Coast + North Florida + Student Housing | May 27, 2022

JLL has closed the sale of a three-property, 470-unit and 1,152-bed student housing portfolio near Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. Stewart Hayes, Scott Clifton and Jack Goldberger of JLL represented the seller, FPA Multifamily. Ancient City Capital acquired the asset. The portfolio includes the 168-unit The Hub at Tallahassee, the 168-unit The Social 1600 …

Halstatt Real Estate Partners has sold the Legacy at Baton Rouge student housing complex near Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA.

898-Bedroom Student Housing Near LSU Matriculates to New Ownership

Florida & Gulf Coast + Gulf Coast + Student Housing | May 20, 2022

Naples, FL-based Halstatt Real Estate Partners has sold The Legacy at Baton Rouge, a purpose-built student housing complex located near Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. The community features 299 units with 898 bedrooms as well as luxury amenities including a gym, study room and three resort style pools. Halstatt partnered with Landmark Properties …

Latest Global Student Housing Stories

Q&A: Getting Smart on Campus With PTS’ Ed Macey-Macleod

Global + Student Housing | April 5, 2021

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demands and needs of student housing operators have changed significantly. We caught up with Ed Macey-Macleod, head of Smart Workplace Strategy at People | Technology | Space (PTS) to chat about some of the “smart tech” coming to campuses across the nation. Q. College student living needs …

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Vesper Holdings, the ninth largest student housing owner in the U.S. has acquired ON50 near the University of South Florida's main campus in Tampa

Vesper Adds Tampa Apartments to Student Housing Portfolio

National + Student Housing | July 11, 2022

New York City-based Vesper Holdings and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group recently completed the joint venture acquisition of ON50 Tampa for an undisclosed sum. The property is a 156-unit, 444-bed apartment community that caters to students attending the University of South Florida and adjacent to USF’s main campus in Tampa. “Our acquisition of ON50 …

KKR Reportedly Sells Student Housing Portfolio for $725M

National + Student Housing | June 27, 2022

KKR & Co. has sold seven U.S. student housing properties to Harrison Street, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The price for the portfolio, with 4,500 beds, was $725 million, reported Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the deal. Compared with apartments, student housing currently offers higher returns as measured by cap rates, according to MSCI …

Latest New York & Tri-State Student Housing Stories

Campus Hill Apartments in Syracuse is Champion Real Estate's first acquisition in New York State

Champion Real Estate Makes First Student Housing Deal in NY State

New York & Tri-State + New York + Student Housing | April 15, 2022

Champion Real Estate Company recently acquired Campus Hill Apartments, a 267-unit, 715-bed student housing community with a central leasing office located at 1201 Harrison St. in Syracuse, NY, for $65 million. The property, which will be rebranded as Victory at Syracuse, is the company’s first student housing acquisition in New York State. Victory House Syracuse, LLC, a subsidiary of Champion, will begin …

63-14 Queens Blvd. Queens NY

B6 Markets Community Facility in Woodside Condo Property

New York & Tri-State + Outer + Student Housing | December 2, 2021

B6 Real Estate Advisors has been retained to sell a community facility with 11 parking spaces at 63-14 Queens Blvd., a recently built, eight-story mixed-use residential condominium building in Queens’ Woodside neighborhood. The property, which spans the entire second floor of the building, is listed for $7 million. A B6 team of Thomas Donovan, Eugene Kim, Tommy Lin, Robert Rappa and Bradley Rutkin …

Latest Phoenix & Southwest Student Housing Stories

FortCollins Student Housing Sale

Fort Collins Student Housing Project Sells for Record Sum

Phoenix & Southwest + Southwest + Student Housing | May 25, 2022

The Social Fort Collins, a 68-unit, 136 bed student housing facility was sold for $25.5 million. The complex, built in 2021, is within walking distance to Colorado State University as well as the newly-built Canvas Stadium. Colliers’ Bill Morkes is not surprised the facility came in so high, “It’s getting very difficult to build in …

Rise at Apache, student housing in Tempe, Ariz.

Safehold Adds Student Housing in Tempe, Ariz.

Phoenix & Southwest + Southwest + Student Housing | February 16, 2022

Safehold Inc. is closing on its third ground lease in the Phoenix area for $54 million. The ground-lease is tied to the acquisition of Rise on Apache, a Class A student-housing property near Arizona State University in downtown Tempe, Ariz. (Go Sun Devils!) Rise on Apache is a 15-story property with 384 units that include …

Latest Seattle & Northwest Student Housing Stories

Champion Buys Land Parcel, Will Develop UW Student Housing

Champion Buys Land Parcel, Will Develop UW Student Housing

Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Student Housing | July 6, 2022

Champion Real Estate Company has acquired .33 acres of land near University of Washington in Seattle in a $7 million dollar transaction. The firm has also obtained approvals for the development on the site of Victory at the U, a 110-unit, 516-bed student housing community. “Upon entering escrow in late 2019, we started to obtain …

Former Portland College Campus Acquired by the University of Oregon Colliers

The University of Oregon Acquires Former Portland College Campus

Seattle & Northwest + Portland + Student Housing | July 5, 2022

Colliers and Foundry Commercial have partnered in the sale of the former Portland Concordia University campus to the University of Oregon. The 19-acre, 23-building complex will be transformed into a first-of-its-kind children’s mental health center dedicated to addressing children’s behavioral and mental health crises. The firms were retained by the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) …

Latest Texas Student Housing Stories

Austin= based ACC Campus housing sold to Blackstone

Austin-Based American Campus Communities Bought by Blackstone

Texas + State of Texas + Student Housing | August 10, 2022

A fund run by the Blackstone Group will acquire all outstanding shares of American Campus Communities (ACC) common stock for $65.47 a share. The transaction is valued at $12.8 billion. ACC is the largest developer, owner and manager of student housing communities in the United States. The portfolio comprises 166 owned student housing properties across …

796-Bed UT Austin community sold to GSA

UT Austin Student Housing Project Changes Hands

Texas + Austin + Student Housing | August 5, 2022

Global Student Accommodation (GSA) has acquired Waterloo Tower, a 796-bed student housing community located near the University of Texas at Austin. The community offers fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity and private patios overlooking the university’s West Campus area. Shared amenities include a fitness center with a spin studio, onsite coffee shop, pool with hot …

Latest Washington DC Student Housing Stories

Broad Street Realty, Inc., has acquired the Midtown Row student housing complex in Williamsburg, VA for $122 million

Broad Street Realty Drops $122M on Student Housing Mixed-Use in Williamsburg

Washington DC + DC Metro + Student Housing | March 1, 2022

Bethesda, MD-based Broad Street Realty, Inc., has acquired Midtown Row in Williamsburg, VA for $122 million. The mixed-use property is a recently completed development comprised of 240 student housing units with 620 beds and a retail component of 63,573 square feet of gross leasable area. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is …

Nine East 33rd student housing in Baltimore, MD

Berkadia Arranges $62M Loan for 568-Bed Student Housing near Johns Hopkins

Washington DC + Baltimore + Student Housing | November 30, 2021

Berkadia has secured a $62-million stretch senior loan for the acquisition a 157-unit/568-bed student housing property located near Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Aaron Moll of Berkadia Student Housing and Cody Kirkpatrick, Noam Franklin, Chinmay Bhatt and Matthew Tu of Berkadia Joint Venture Equity & Structured Capital arranged the loan from PIMCO on behalf …