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Austin, Texas — Thursday evening, April 25, 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 130 industry experts judged on more than 120 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 category, project and winning team.
| On – Off | Category | Winner | Entrant | Contributors |
| Off-Campus | Best Architecture/Design < 400 beds | Lumen on Ninth | Rhode Partners | Parallel, Kayne Anderson, Elford |
| Off-Campus | Best Architecture/Design > 400 beds | Whistler | LV Collective | Niles Bolton & Associates |
| Off-Campus | Best Bandwidth/Connectivity Solution | Brilliant Smart Panel Implementation | Landmark Properties | Brilliant Home Technologies |
| Off-Campus | Best Community Name | Rambler Austin | LV Collective | Matchbox Studio |
| Off-Campus | Best Financing Solution | Hub Knoxville | Core Spaces | Kayne Anderson, Schenk Realty, Truist, PNC, TSB Capital Advisors |
| Off-Campus | Best Implementation of Mixed-use in New Development or Renovation | Dockside Clemson | Fountain Residential | Stuart |Roosth Architect, Sherman Construction, Dement Designs, Kimley Horn |
| Off-Campus | Best In-House Management Innovation | Centralization of CX3 Platform | Cardinal Group Management | |
| Off-Campus | Best Interior Design <400 beds | Hub LA Coliseum | Core Spaces | Studio K, Antunovich Associates, A&R Corporation, Inland |
| Off-Campus | Best Interior Design >400 beds | Sweetwater | LV Collective | Variant Collaborative |
| Off-Campus | Best Marketing & Lease-up Program | Rambler Austin | LV Collective | Asset Living, GRO Marketing, Matchbox Studio |
| Off-Campus | Best Mobile Marketing | Rambler Austin | LV Collective | GRO Marketing, Matchbox Studio |
| Off-Campus | Best New Development – Boutique | Stateside | Campus Life & Style | Pacific Residential, Next Space Development, Joseph Wong Design Associates |
| Off-Campus | Best New Development < 400 beds | Lumen on Ninth | Rhode Partners | Parallel, Kayne Anderson, Elford, A Royal Interiors |
| Off-Campus | Best New Development > 400 beds | Whistler | LV Collective | Niles Bolton & Associates, Kimley Horn, Asset Living, JE Dunn, Variant Collaborative, SCA Consulting Engineers, Ironwood Design Group |
| Off-Campus | Best Package & Offering of Amenities | REV College Station | Cardinal Group Management | Parallel, Kayne Anderson, Rhode Partners, Levy Dykema |
| Off-Campus | Best Renovation of Existing Project | The LEX | Campus Life & Style | William Fideli Investments, Diana Beck Lavine, CLS Construction |
| Off-Campus | Best Social Media Campaign | Rambler Austin | LV Collective | |
| Off-Campus | Best Turnaround Project/Value-Add | The LEX | Campus Life & Style | William Fideli Investments, Diana Beck Lavine, CLS Construction |
| Off-Campus | Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction/Development | The Standard at Seattle | Landmark Properties | |
| Off-Campus | Best Vendor/Operator Solution | Custom Website Templates & Plug-ins | Threshold Agency and PeakMade Real Estate | |
| On-Campus | Best Architecture/Design | Universtiy Center Complex, Stevens Institute of Technology | Design Collective | AECOM Tishman, Wallace Roberts & Todd |
| On-Campus | Best Implementation of Mixed-use or Live Learn | UC Law San Francisco – The Academe at 198 | Greystar | Perkins & Will, Build Group |
| On-Campus | Best New Development by a University, College or Institution | University of Southern Maine Portland Commons | Capstone Development Partners | Elkus Manfredi Architects, PC Construction, SMART Architects & Engineers |
| On-Campus | Best Public-Private Financing Solution | UC Law San Francisco – The Academe at 198 | Greystar | Raymond James |
| On-Campus | Best Public-Private Partnership Development | University of Southern Maine Portland Commons | Capstone | Elkus Manfredi Architects, PC Construction, SMART Architects & Engineers |
| On-Campus | Best Renovation of Existing University Housing | University of Pennsylvania – The Accolade on Chestnut | Greystar | Barton Partners, Hunter Roberts Construction Group |
| On-Campus | Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction/Development | UC Irvine Plaza Verde I and II | American Campus Communities | KTGY, Benchmark Contractors |
| On-Campus | Best Vendor/University Solution | RecRe’s Impact at the University of South Alabama | RecRe and University of South Alabama |