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Christine-Pierce

San Diego — Pierce Education Properties (PEP) has named Christine Pierce to the role of chief executive officer and president. Pierce is the wife of the San Diego-based firm’s late founder, Fred Pierce. Prior to joining the company, Christine served as chief operating officer for the City of San Diego’s pension fund. In tandem with this announcement, PEP has also named Jasmin Zelinko to the role of chief operating officer and Neal Singer to chief asset management and development officer. Zelinko previously served as the firm’s vice president of operations from …

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West-27-Place

Los Angeles — A joint venture between Landmark Properties and Stockbridge has acquired two mid-rise student housing communities located near the University of Southern California (USC) campus in Los Angeles.  TSB Realty brokered the acquisition from an undisclosed seller and TSB Capital Advisors arranged financing for the acquisition. Properties include Icon Plaza, a 252-bed community located at 3584 S Figueroa St.; and West 27th Place, a 452-bed property located at 530 West 27th St.  Developed in 2012, Icon Plaza offers 57 fully furnished units in two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom configurations. …

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2901-Nimitz-Blvd-San-Diego-CA

San Diego — Ambient Communities has purchased Consulate Hotel, a shuttered hotel located at 2901 Nimitz Blvd. in San Diego’s Point Loma neighborhood, from Noble Legacy LLC for $17.4 million. Al Apuzzo, Matt Weaver, Alex Bentley and Brianna Lehman of Lee & Associates represented the seller, while Rick Wu and Austin Dias of Duhs Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. The buyer plans to convert the property, which includes a bar (ABC 47), restaurant and amenity space, into market-rate and student housing apartments. The 63,234-square-foot building, situated on 0.9 acres, was …

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Cal-Poly-Development

San Luis Obispo, Calif. — California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) is set to begin construction on a 4,200-bed residence hall project on the university’s campus in San Luis Obispo. The development will include nine buildings offering suite-style units for second-year students. The project is being developed by FullStack Modular utilizing modular construction methods off-site. The development will be the first large-scale use of modular construction within the California State University system, according to FullStack. Manufacturing on the project is set to begin early this year with the first phase of buildings …

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Pique

Berkeley, Calif. — Gilbane Development Co. has broken ground on Pique, a 485-bed student housing project located at 2587 Telegraph Ave. near the University of California (UC) Berkeley campus. The eight-story community will offer 52 units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include an indoor and outdoor fitness center and yoga studio, outdoor study space, a cabana area, two rooftop decks, a co-working lounge, smart food lockers, private study pods and 2,900 square feet of ground floor retail space. The project will begin leasing in fall 2025 with occupancy scheduled for …

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Anchor-House

Berkeley, Calif. — The University of California, Berkeley has completed Anchor House, a 772-bed residence hall for transfer students. The 14-story community spans 450,000 square feet and offers 244 units in studio, two- and four-bedroom configurations. Apartments are fully furnished and offer private bedrooms with built-in desks, full kitchens and in-unit washers and dryers. Shared amenities include a central courtyard with multiple outdoor terraces and balconies; outdoor space for work and gathering; maker space run by the Berkeley Art Studio, which hosts classes for students and the community; a culinary classroom …

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UC-San-Diego

San Diego — The University of California San Diego has completed the Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood, a 1.4 million-square-foot development offering 2,000 beds of housing for undergraduate students. The project, which comprises five buildings, was developed on a site formerly occupied by a surface parking lot. Units including 48 beds reserved for resident advisors are offered at below market-rate rents. Shared amenities include a 490-seat auditorium; large community areas, including retail and dining space; a food hall; conference center with four hotel rooms; fitness center; meditation pavilion; tea house; …

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Fullerton-On-Campus

Fullerton, Calif. — Sundt Construction has broken ground on the redevelopment of two residence halls on the California State University, Fullerton campus. The project will replace the Jewel Plummer and Cobb Residence Halls, which were the first residence halls built on-campus in 1979. The new 175,000-square-foot facility will offer 500 beds in two-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity for residents; two-bedroom apartments for staff; and one-bedroom units for residence advisors. The project will also include shared amenity space on the ground floor, an updated connection to the university’s arboretum and an 82-space …

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Bixby-on-College

Providence, R.I. — A joint venture between Gilbane Development Co. and CBRE Investment Management has acquired a six-property student housing portfolio totaling 3,000 beds across the U.S. The transaction included the recapitalization of three communities and three “shovel-ready” development projects. The portfolio comprises Bixby on College near Clemson University in South Carolina; undisclosed communities near the University of Illinois and Syracuse University campuses; and three development projects serving students attending the University of Central Florida, University of Florida and University of California, Berkeley. Further details on the transaction, including the identity …

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Garden-Village

Berkeley, Calif. — Hawkins Way Capital has received $45 million in acquisition financing for Garden Village, a 225-bed student housing community located near the University of California, Berkeley campus. Brandon Smith, Annie Rice and Gyasi Edmondson of JLL Capital Markets secured the two-year, floating-rate financing through Limekiln Real Estate Investment Management on behalf of the borrower. The community was developed in 2016 and spans 64,301 square feet across 18 buildings. The new ownership plans to rebrand the property FOUND Study Southside Berkeley, and it will be managed by FCL Management. Built …

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