Furman University is a small liberal arts college that houses all its students during the course of their studies. Residence life and housing operate as one department to make that process easier for students, and to create a more personal
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Ypsilanti, Mich. — A public-private partnership between Gilbane Development Co. and Eastern Michigan University is set to begin work on its $200 million ‘Welcome Home 2025’ development plan on the university’s campus in Ypsilanti. Plans for the project were finalized
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Two years after COVID-19 lockdowns shuttered universities and sparked momentary doubt over the future of student housing, both enrollment and housing occupancies have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels as schools have largely returned to some sense of normalcy. Most universities have
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Durham, N.C. — Corvias has completed the development of three residential buildings totaling 3,300 beds for students and residence life staff at North Carolina Central University in Durham. The project includes the George Street Residential Complex, offering semi-suite units for
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The April 28 webinar “Creating an Inclusive Housing Experience for Students with Technology,” hosted by Student Housing Business and sponsored by StarRez, discussed how students can find success and feel more at home with tech-savvy housing options. Accommodating accessibility needs (including service animal tracking),
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Philadelphia — Greystar Real Estate Partners has broken ground on the redevelopment of Sansom Place East residence hall, located at 3600 Chestnut St. on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia. The project is being built through a public-private partnership
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The April 7 webinar “O Canada – Canadian Student Housing Investment and Development,” hosted by StudentHousing Business and sponsored by Cloudwifi and Varsity Communities, focused on the changing nature of student accommodations in Canada. Panelists focused on the following topics to explore this quickly
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The March 24 webinar “Increase Student Housing NOI & Equity Value with Water-Leak Mitigation Technology,” hosted by Seniors Housing Business and sponsored by Sensor Industries, focused on how monitoring systems and leak sensors can play a key role in reducing water costs, alerting student housing
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Greenville, S.C. — Furman University is set to break ground on a $70 million residence hall development on the university’s campus in Greenville. The development will include a new residence hall for first-year students, which will replace the university’s existing
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Tempe and Glendale, Ariz. — Harrison Street has acquired a 45 percent interest in American Campus Communities’ (ACC) eight-property on-campus student housing portfolio at Arizona State University (ASU) through a joint venture partnership. The portfolio includes 8,187 beds across seven
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Miami — The University of Miami has resumed construction on Centennial Village, a $335 million residential village for first-year students, after pausing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially designed to include four residential colleges offering 1,700 beds for first-year students, plans for the project now
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Bothell, Wash. — Construction is underway on a 1,055-bed residence hall at the University of Washington Bothell. The community is being developed through a public-private partnership (P3) between the university, Capstone Development Partners and Harrison Street. The 300,000-square-foot development will
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