Author

Jaime Lackey

William Talbot, executive vice president and Chief Investment Officer of American Campus Communities, is focused on development. With an active pipeline that involves $1.2 billion in deliveries over the next few years, Talbot says ACC’s key strategy centers on core, pedestrian-to-campus projects. Once it has found potential project sites situated near campuses, as well as projects in submarkets with barriers to entry, ACC then turns its attention inward, developing units and amenities that differentiate its housing developments from others in the area. Watch the video for insight from Talbot.  Watch all the …

0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

Utilities — they’re a much-needed expense without which, we are left in the dark — literally! Kim MacInnes, regional sales manager for ConService, knows exactly how much the cost of electricity, water, sewage and gas can impact the bottom line of student housing developers and operators, as well as their college residents. For these reasons, ConService emphasizes conservation practices and utility monitoring technology to keep these bills in check. ConService offers a variety of advanced analytics reporting that dives into the true cost of utility usage and energy savings. These …

0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

Transportation is often at the top of the list of things property managers love to hate. How many drivers do we need? How do we train them? What type of license and which endorsements do they need? What if we have different types of vehicles – are the drivers one-size-fits-all? Answering one of these questions incorrectly can significantly impact service delivery, create an unsafe environment for the transportation system, expose the property and investors to an unnecessarily high level of risk, and ultimately negatively impact revenue. So, what can you …

0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

Generation Z will comprise the college population for the next 15 years, making it important to understand their core beliefs, lifestyle, habits, style identity and design preferences. While Gen Z is known for its connectedness and for living life online, today’s students are also described as more “real” and pragmatic than previous generations. Their world is complicated and they want their living spaces to be calm havens from the outside world, all while mirroring the décor and design trends they see in a growing number of design-oriented platforms. In this webinar, …

0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Older Posts