As housing costs rise, colleges, universities and developers are teaming up to address a widening affordability gap at their campuses by making housing available and attainable for the population that needs it. One of the developers leading this charge is The Michaels Organization, which is applying lessons learned in its 50 years of affordable housing development to create student housing dedicated to serving students, faculty and staff who would struggle to pay market rent. Student Housing Business queried Ned Williams, executive vice president of development at The Michaels Organization, about …
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The student housing industry comes with a unique set of challenges that traditional multifamily operators don’t face. From renting to a demographic that has largely enjoyed rent-free living under mom and dad’s roof, to navigating the complexities of parental guarantors and financial aid, to grappling with no-shows and skips, student housing operators must carefully manage risks that can jeopardize occupancy and rental income. Solutions like lease guarantees are rapidly gaining traction in this market, offering a win-win approach that protects operators while expanding housing access for students. For most students, …
The April 3 webinar “Targeting to the Tier — Tailored Student Housing Marketing Strategies,” hosted by Student Housing Business and sponsored by Conversion Logix, focused on how operators can spend less per lead and increase the volume of leads delivered, all while staying within a budget. This approach is especially important in an industry where budgets are limited and fixed. Tune in to learn about student housing marketing trends and timing information as well as predictions for how the market will change in 2024 and beyond. Register here to learn more about these topics and …
Competition for student renters grew heated in 2023, fueled by softening college enrollment and an influx of newly constructed student housing across Tier II cities. The slowed pace of leasing caught many owners by surprise, triggering an 11th-hour scramble to ramp up marketing. “A lot of student housing providers were not as full as they thought they would be this fall, with performance weighed down in the Tier II markets,” says Kat Callender, a student housing marketing expert at Conversion Logix. “Some properties were only 90 percent leased in July …
Furniture Manufacturing: Lessons Learned from Supply Chain, Sourcing Snarls
Supply-chain predicaments and rising costs forced many in the student housing industry into a holding pattern as the 2021–2023 global supply chain crisis took its toll. Materials and shipments were caught in limbo while properties and their students had to wait for deliveries on a drastically expanded timeline. Fortunately, those challenges have greatly subsided, according to most industry experts. Freight costs have fallen below their pre-pandemic rates, providing some relief for furniture manufacturers that rely on overseas shipments. However, savvy student housing experts are taking the present moment to review …
Landmark Properties Completes $2 Billion Student Housing Portfolio for 2023-2024 Academic Year
Athens, Ga. — Landmark Properties has completed the development of 10 student housing properties valued at $2 billion ahead of the fall 2023 semester. The portfolio is the largest to be delivered off-campus in a single year, according to Landmark, and accounts for one-fourth of all student housing deliveries this fall. The portfolio, which offers a total of 8,195 beds, includes: The Standard at College Park, a 951-bed community located two blocks from the University of Maryland campus in College Park. The property offers units in studio through five-bedroom configurations, …
Webinar: Navigating the Future: Student Housing Year-End Data Analysis + Forecast
The Oct. 5 webinar “Navigating the Future: Student Housing Year-End Data Analysis + Forecast,” hosted by Student Housing Business and sponsored by College House, focused on student housing by the numbers. What do the latest metrics from College House’s year-end report say about leasing performance and occupancy, average rate per bed, floor plan trends, stats by tiered enrollment, the proximity leasing landscape, product type, delivery performance, top markets and more? What do experts in the student housing space see in the data? What trends and factors are shaping their outlook for this …
Atlanta — Core Spaces has opened Hub Atlanta, a 792-bed student housing community located near the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. The 19-story property offers 292 units in studio through six-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness center, co-working spaces, private study lounges, a rooftop pool deck with a hot tub, dog park, a coffee shop, 6,990 square feet of ground floor retail space and a four-story parking garage. Curioso provided interior design services alongside Core’s in-house design team. Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture served as the architect and Juneau Construction …
Do’s and Don’ts for a Smooth Custom-Furniture Experience: Case Studies Shed Light on Best Practices
Properly scheduling job site deliveries and services can prevent days of delay and added costs that arise when pivotal events in a project overlap. Even experienced student housing developers can forget this, not to mention new entrants to the industry, who may have only vague notions of the time and resources required to complete the many construction and vendor tasks that lead up to student move-ins. Just ask Amanda Bowen, director of business relations at Dickson Furniture Manufacturers. This summer, her team arrived on the appointed day to install furnishings …
Strategic underwriting is crucial to successfully closing student housing sector deals. The June 15 webinar “Intelligent Underwriting — Getting a Deal Done in Today’s Student Housing Market,” hosted by Student Housing Business and sponsored by College House, explored the innovative strategies and tools that can help real estate professionals find success via market analysis and due diligence. Expert panelists from the industry shared their insights, discussed emerging trends and provided practical tips to enhance underwriting processes within the student housing market. Learn more about the following topics: Click to watch the webinar and find more information. Download …