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Austin, Texas — Thursday evening, April 10, Student Housing Business presented 27 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 145 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.
| Project | On/Off | Category | Winner | Additional Companies |
| Eastern Michigan University – Welcome Home Plan | On-Campus | Best Renovation of Existing University Housing | Gilbane Development | Eastern Michigan University, Clark Construction |
| Campus Village – University of South Carolina | On-Campus | Best Implementation of Mixed-use or Live/Learn | Greystar | University of South Carolina, WDG Architecture, Juneau Construction |
| UT Austin – East Campus Graduate Apartments | On-Campus | Best Public/Private Financing Solution | American Campus Communities | University of Texas at Austin, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Kirksey Architecture |
| UC San Diego Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood | On-Campus | Best Architecture/Design | HKS, Inc. | UC San Diego, Kitchell Contractors, HKS |
| Meadows Apartments – Princeton University | On-Campus | Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction/Development | American Campus Communities | Princeton University, Mithun, Hunter Roberts Construction |
| Duquesne University Brottier Hall, St. Martin Hall, and McGinley Hall PPP | On-Campus | Best Public/Private Partnership Development | Radnor Property Group/Harrison Street | Duquesne University, COCM, Design Collective |
| Union on Knox – University of Maryland | On-Campus | Best New Development By A College, University or Institution | Greystar | University of Maryland, WDG Architecture |
| ōLiv Madison | Off-Campus | Best Implementation of Affordable Housing | Core Spaces | Antunovich Associates |
| OTTO Student Living Northgate | Off-Campus | Best Package & Offering of Amenities | Parallel Co. | Kayne Anderson, Cardinal Group, BOKA Powell, A Royal Interiors |
| Hub Knoxville | Off-Campus | Best Marketing & Lease-up Program | Core Spaces | Kayne Anderson, Schenk Realty |
| Lease Tracker | Off-Campus | Best In-House Management Innovation | Article Student Living | |
| The Best Four Podcast | Off-Campus | Best Mobile Marketing Campaign | LV Collective | |
| Union on San Antonio | Off-Campus | Best Financing Solution | Greystar | Page, Hensel Phelps |
| The Best Four Podcast | Off-Campus | Best Social Media Campaign | LV Collective | |
| Landmark x EliseAI | Off-Campus | Best Vendor/Operator Solution | Landmark Properties/EliseAI | |
| VERVE West Lafayette | Off-Campus | Best Implementation of Mixed-use or Live/Learn | Subtext | WDG Architecture, Ankrom Moisan, Brinkmann Constructors |
| The Spoke Student Living | Off-Campus | Best Bandwidth/Connectivity/IoT Solution | Campus Advantage/Elauwit | |
| The Pacific and Malibu | Off-Campus | Best Turnaround Project/Value-Add | Vesper Holdings/Campus Life & Style | Mr Call Designs, Root Architecture |
| OTTO Student Living Northgate | Off-Campus | Best Community Name | Parallel Co. | Matchbox Studios, Kayne Anderson |
| The Pacific and Malibu | Off-Campus | Best Renovation of Existing Project | Vesper Holdings/Campus Life & Style | Mr Call Designs, Root Architecture |
| The Hive | Off-Campus | Best Use of Green & Sustainable Construction/Development | Gilbane Development | Thriven Design, Broeren-Russo Builders |
| Hub Bancroft | Off-Campus | Best Interior Design (Less than 400 beds) | Core Spaces | Trachtenberg Architects, Avenir, Furniture Solutions Group |
| VERVE West Lafayette | Off-Campus | Best Interior Design (More than 400 beds) | Subtext | WDG Architecture, Ankrom Moisan, Brinkmann Constructors |
| Peer on 7th | Off-Campus | Best Architecture/Design ≤ 400 beds | Peerless Development / Cline Design / Coastal Ridge Real Estate / Elford Construction | |
| Hub Bancroft | Off-Campus | Best New Development ≤ 400 beds | Core Spaces | Trachtenberg Architects, West Builders, Avenir |
| OTTO Student Living Northgate | Off-Campus | Best Architecture/Design > 400 beds | Parallel Co./BOKA Powell | Rogers-O’Brien Construction, A Royal Interiors, Kayne Anderson |
| ōLiv Madison | Off-Campus | Best New Development > 400 beds | Core Spaces | Antunovich Associates, Treehouse Construction, Findorff, Studio K |