The 13th Annual Innovator Awards Honor Best in Industry

by Katie Sloan

Austin, Texas — Tuesday evening, April 4, Student Housing Business presented 28 prestigious Innovator Awards to student housing owners, developers, operators, architecture firms and universities for excellence in student housing development, marketing and operations.

More than 200 industry experts judged on more than 150 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 March/April issue of Student Housing Business magazine. Winners are listed by award, project and winning team.

On-Campus

Best Renovation of Existing University Housing

Thurston Hall

George Washington University, VMDO and Clark Construction

Best Implementation of Mixed-Use or Live/Learn

Flamingo Crossings Village

American Campus Communities, Niles Bolton Associates, FaverGray and Jordan & Skala

Best Vendor/University Solution

University Center

Assa Abloy, PeakMade Real Estate and StarRez

Best Public/Private Financing Solution

Welcome Home 2025 Plan at Eastern Michigan University

Gilbane, Barclays, Rieth Jones Advisors and Ponder & Co 

Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction & Development 

55th Street

American Campus Communities, Robert AM Stern Architects and John Moriarty & Associates 

Best Architecture & Design

55th Street

American Campus Communities, Robert AM Stern Architects and John Moriarty & Associates 

Best Public/Private Partnership Development 

West Campus Housing

RISE, Niles Bolton Associates and Appalachian State University

Best New Development by a College, University or Institution

University of California, Riverside: North District 

American Campus Communities, Collegiate Housing Foundation, Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Benchmark Contractors and DCI Engineers

Off-Campus

Best Package & Offering of Amenities 

Canvas Tempe

Cardinal Group Management

Best Marketing & Lease-Up Program

Waterloo 

LV Collective 

Best Mobile Marketing Campaign

Grow Your Roots

Landmark Properties

Best Social Media Campaign

Grow Your Roots

Landmark Properties

Best In-House Management Innovation

Unite Centralized Reporting Platform 

CA Student Living

Best Vendor/Operator Solution

Landmark Properties and Tour24

Best Financing Solution

2,108-Bed Portfolio Refinancing

Landmark Properties

Best Implementation of Mixed-Use

The Standard at Berkeley 

Landmark Properties, Humphreys & Partners and The Weitz Company

Best Bandwidth/Connectivity Solution

Latch smart lock system at The Wexler

Asset Living, Martin Group and AECOM Capital

Best Turnaround Project/Value-Add

The Canyon

Core Spaces, APG, GIC, and Fernsler Hutchinson & Associates

Best Community Name

Rev 

Parallel Co., Threshold Agency, Cardinal Group and Kayne Anderson

Best Renovation of an Existing Project

Rendezvous

Campus Life & Style and William Fideli Investments

Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction & Development

Tempo 

Gilbane Development Co., Design Collective, Asset Living, Bohler Engineering and Clark Builders.

Best Interior Design – Budget of Less than $250,000

College Town Oxford

The Tailwind Group and HPA Design Group

Best Interior Design – Budget of More than $250,000

Waterloo

LV Collective

Best Architecture & Design with 400 Beds or Fewer

Hub On Campus LA Coliseum

Core Spaces, Inland, Antunovich Associates and A&R Corporation

Best Architecture & Design with More Than 400 Beds

Waterloo

LV Collective and Boka Powell 

Best New Boutique Development

The Mill District

Collegetown Properties, Studio BNA Architects and Smith Planning Group

Best New Development Less with Than 400 Beds

Standard at Berkeley

Landmark Properties, Humphreys & Partners and The Weitz Co.

Best New Development with More Than 400 Beds

Waterloo

LV Collective, Boka Powell, JE Dunn and DCI Engineers

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