Austin, Texas — Thursday evening, May 5, Student Housing Business presented 26 prestigious Innovator Awards to student housing owners, developers, operators, architecture firms and universities for excellence in student housing development, marketing and operations.
More than 100 industry experts judged on more than 130 entries in this year’s contest. The Innovator Awards were presented during the InterFace Student Housing conference at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas. Look out for more details on the winning projects in the May/June issue of Student Housing Business magazine. Winners are listed by award, winner/winning team and project.
On-Campus Awards
Best Renovation of Existing University Housing
American Campus Communities, Bentley Hall
Best Implementation of Mixed-Use or Live/Learn
W. M. Jordan Company, Virginia Tech’s Creativity & Innovation District Living-Learning Residence Center
Best Vendor/University Solution
EZ Turn, work with the University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky and Davenport University
Best Public/Private Financing Solution
American Campus Communities, portfolio transaction at Arizona State University
Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction & Development
American Campus Communities, Manzanita Square
Best Architecture & Design
Solomon Cordwell Buenz, American Campus Communities and the University of California Riverside, Dundee Residence Hall and Glasgow Dining Commons
Best Public/Private Partnership Development
Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, Entrepreneurship Living Learning Center at Bowie State University
Best New Development by a College, University or Institution
Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions with the Collegiate Housing Foundation, Student Housing Village at the University of North Carolina Wilmington
Off-Campus Awards
Best Package & Offering of Amenities
Zimmer Development and Asset Living, Enclaves at College Town
Best Marketing & Lease-Up Program
Asset Living in collaboration with Threshold and Parallel, Torre
Best Mobile Marketing Campaign
GRO and Asset Living, StateHouse Tallahassee
Best Social Media Campaign
American Campus Communities, American Campus Hook ’em Lounge
Best In-House Management Innovation
CA Student Living, Market Survey
Best Vendor/Operator Solution
Leap for its Leap Auto Enroll with Homestead U
Best Financing Solution
Landmark Properties and TSB Capital, 2021 portfolio refinancing
Best Implementation of Mixed-Use in New Development or Renovation
Core Spaces for Hub Champaign Daniel AND Niles Bolton Associates and Holder Properties for 320 West Mag
Best Bandwidth/Connectivity Solution
CA Student Living, Google Orion Wi-Fi
Best Turnaround Project/Value-Add
Core Spaces, Parkside
Best Renovation of an Existing Project
WDG Architecture and Urban Investment Partners, Boathouse
Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction & Development
Campus Acquisitions and Shepley Bulfinch, Uncommon Flagstaff
Best Interior Design with a Budget of Less than $250,000
Landmark Properties, The Retreat on Milledge
Best Interior Design with a Budget of more than $250,000
Mary Cook Associates and Toll Brothers, Canvas at Arizona State University
Best Architecture & Design with 400 Beds or Fewer
Landmark Properties and Bermello Ajamil & Partners, The Standard at Coral Gables
Best Architecture & Design with More Than 400 Beds
Landmark Properties and Humphreys & Partners Architects, The Standard at Austin
Best New Development Less with Than 400 Beds
Landmark Properties, The Standard at Coral Gables
Best New Development with More Than 400 Beds
Parallel Company with Rhode Partners and Levy Dykema, Torre