Chicago — Core Spaces has hired Jennifer Holmes as chief financial officers and appointed Christine Richards to the role of chief operating officer. Holmes most recently served as chief accounting officer with Urban Edge Properties. “We are so excited to
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Chicago and Lafayette, Ind. — A joint venture between Chicago-based investment firm Harrison Street and Lafayette-based Trinitas has announced plans to develop four student housing projects in markets across the country that are aggregately valued at $450 million. The four projects will
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Chicago — Mary Cook Associates has hired Kim Brownfield as director of procurement. In her new role, Brownfield will lead the Chicago-based firm’s procurement department with a focus on processes and operations for all aspects of furniture, fixtures and equipment
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Champaign, Ill. — JLL has arranged the sale of and acquisition financing for Illini Tower, a student housing community located near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The community offers 725 beds in 207 units. Scott Clifton and Stewart Hayes of
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Chicago — CA Ventures’ in-house purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) management arm, Novel Student, has been awarded management of five student housing communities located across England and Scotland. Together, the five properties total 1,823 beds, expanding Novel’s operations to more than
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Chicago and Oak Brook, Ill. — Core Spaces and Inland Private Capital Corp. (IPC) have formed a joint venture targeting ground-up and substantially complete off-campus student housing opportunities across the U.S. The partnership marks the beginning phase of Oak Brook,
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Chicago — Mark Zikra has joined global advisory firm August Hill as head of innovation. In his new role, Zikra will lead the Chicago-based firm’s innovation services team in delivering best-in-class technology implementation and strategy to its global network of
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Chicago — CA Ventures has sold an 897-bed student housing portfolio located in the U.K. for a combined £161 million. The properties were acquired by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Dispositions include Hillside House, a 250-bed community serving students
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Champaign, Ill. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $150 million sale of a 50-property student housing portfolio located near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Together, the buildings offer 1,100 units and total 863,961 square feet of space. The portfolio
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Austin, Texas — Newmark has brokered the sale of a four-property portfolio of mid-rise student housing properties totaling 1,441 beds. The properties are situated adjacent to public universities in the Southeast and Illinois. Ryan Lang, Jack Brett, Ben Harkrider, Tim
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Chicago — Interra Realty has brokered the $5.2 million sale of The Loyola, a newly-constructed, four-story student housing community located in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The property offers 49 beds in 11 units alongside 1,500 square feet of ground-floor retail
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Chicago — Commercial real estate firm Vestian has announced the formation of its Higher Education and Public Institutions group. Leading the practice in Cleveland will be industry veteran Kevin Slesh. Prior to joining Chicago-based Vestian, Slesh spent 15 years leading strategic
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