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Weekly Roundup of Student Housing News

November 18, 2015

Here’s what’s happening in student housing… Fayetteville, Ark.—Greystar Awarded Management near University of Arkansas Greystar Student Living has been awarded management over Fountain Residential Partners’ Beechwood Village. The 670-bed housing community was designed by Modus Studio to be a modern, cottage-style community arranged around a central park. Beechwood Village sits within one mile of the University of Arkansas.…

Unbreakable Party Crashing Safety Measures

November 16, 2015

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You and your roommates want to throw a party and invite a lot of people in your student housing complex. Lots of people = college hall party. But, you don’t want to upset the landlord—or worse, bring them to crash, and end, the party. What’s the best way to throw a hall party the landlord won’t crash? Step…

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November 11, 2015

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Here’s what’s happening in student housing… Tempe, Ariz.—ACC Breaks Ground on Engineering Live-Learn Facility at ASU American Campus Communities broke ground on Tuesday on the sixth of its student housing facilities at Arizona State University in Tempe. The $120 million project will function as a live-learn facility for students of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.…

Making Your Amenity Dream Sheet

November 9, 2015

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You’re seriously considering the move to off-campus housing, your parents are on board with the idea, and you’ve got your roommates lined up. The next step is making your amenity dream sheet—determining which amenity or amenities are non-negotiable in finding the perfect digs for next semester or next year. The ratty apartments your parents lived in…

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November 4, 2015

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Here’s what’s happening in student housing… Minneapolis—Opus Group Completes Three New Developments The Opus Group has finished construction on three new luxury student housing complexes: ArborBLU of Ann Arbor, Mich.; The Foundry of Ames, Iowa; and District Flats of Columbia, Mo. Each development sits close to a major university and features upscale amenities such as garage parking,…

Bathroom Blunders (How to Avoid Them)

November 2, 2015

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One of the major undoings for two good friends who become roommates can often be a community bathroom. This conflict can easily be toppled with a few simple rules. Scroll through and discover the oasis that is an operable community bathroom. Schedule The likelihood of yours and your roommates schedules falling into the same time frame…

Call the Landlord, or Fix it Yourself? Roommates and Rent

November 2, 2015

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Whether you’ve loved your roommates since second grade or just met them when you moved in, renting an apartment in college means not only great times (pizza delivery, watching Lost marathons, and meeting their brother), but hard times. Stressful times. Times in which a roommate may be violating your lease agreement, or even not paying their share…

Springfield Student Housing Reaches New Heights

October 30, 2015

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The title for biggest student housing development on the block is currently hotly contested in Springfield, Mo., where two large scale projects are underway to increase off-campus housing. The first is the largest new project in decades to rise in the downtown area. In their new development, Aspen Springfield, Aspen Heights is constructing four, five-story…

ACH Awarded Management over Two New Facilities

October 28, 2015

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San Luis Obispo, Calif. and San Marcos, Texas The nation’s largest third-party management company according to their website, Asset Campus Housing (ACH), has expanded its managed portfolio again this week with two new properties: Mustang Village of San Luis Obispo, and The Reserve at West Avenue of San Marcos, Texas. Both off-campus student housing complexes…

Call the Landlord, or Fix it Yourself? What to Do About Bugs

October 26, 2015

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It’s not one of the more entertaining aspects of having an apartment. But sooner or later, you might find that you have…ugh…bugs. If you do, what’s the best solution: Call the Landlord, or Fix It Yourself? It really depends on the situation. The call-or-fix-it dilemma is determined by what (or who) caused the problem. Sometimes, bugs…

MJW Investments Acquires 3-Property Collection at MSU

October 22, 2015

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MJW Investments expanded its student housing portfolio again this month with the purchase of the Campus View Collection, a Class A, 195-bed student housing facility. The three-property, three-building community sits within one block of Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing, Mich. This is the California-based real estate company’s second acquisition at MSU. “We love…

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October 21, 2015

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Here’s what’s happening in student housing … San Marcos, Texas—New Luxury Development Planned for The Preiss Company, Stonemont Financial Stonemont Financial Group and The Preiss Company announced plans to develop and complete Ella Lofts, a 252-bed student housing community within walking distance to Texas State campus. It replaces former efforts by another developer to build 817…