Development – Town & Country
Off-campus housing has seen a number of changes over the last 10 years, but over the last four years two subcategories have come to the forefront: cottages and student housing. Read More : Student Housing Business Jan Feb 2012
Read More...Woodlands Development Company plans large-scale Town Center projects
Several major commercial and retail development projects located throughout the North Houston area are being billed as key economic drivers for a region that is seeing exponential growth. Among those are projects located in The Woodlands Town Center Read More
Read More...Specialized Real Estate Plans 1,232-bed Student Housing
HOUSTON-Sterling University Housing has teamed up with the Northwest Arkansas-based Specialized Real Estate Group to build two new, green, student housing developments at the University of Arkansas’ Fayetteville campus. According to a recent statement, the new buildings will contain a total of 1,232 bedrooms and the first property will be open for students to coincide [...]
Read More...AIG Refinances New Student Housing for $56M
SAN DIEGO-New York City-based AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a $56 million refinancing loan for the 260-unit Sterling Collwood student housing community here. Houston-based Dinerstein Cos. redeveloped a former apartment complex at the site for $60 million in 2010, and sold the property to AIG last year.
Read More...Kentucky Wants to Get Out of Campus Housing
University in Talks to Transfer Dorms to Private Company; $500 Million in Upgrades. By DAWN WOTAPKA The University of Kentucky is getting out of the student-housing business and plans to turn over its dormitories to a private company that will upgrade and manage the aging properties. The university said Monday it’s negotiating with Education Realty [...]
Read More...Old street, new frame – Developer: Expect to see first of 5 Fry Street buildings done by July
10:20 PM CST on Saturday, November 12, 2011 By Rachel Mehlhaff / Staff Writer Structures are beginning to take shape on the 4.3-acre lot on the corner of Fry and Hickory streets, where Cool Beans is the lone occupant. It’s all part of the Sterling Fry Street project, which is redeveloping the lot to be [...]
Read More...USGBC Awards Sterling Cottages at West End LEED® Gold Certification
PR NewswireGREENSBORO, N.C., Nov. 3, 2011 Sterling Cottages at West End was awarded LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council for achievement in green building and design. LEED for Homes is a certification program that rewards energy and resource efficient design and construction practices. LEED for Homes certification requires the completion of a [...]
Read More...‘Green’ Construction Takes Shape in Montgomery County
By LINDSAY PEYTON, CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT Published 11:20 a.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Construction in Montgomery County is going green, as area builders are looking for ways to lower energy bills and incorporate sustainable products and practices into their businesses. There are a variety of ways builders can “go green” – from using recycled building materials and [...]
Read More...Fierce competition: Downtown Ann Arbor high-rise apartments wield lavish amenities to attract tenants
Posted: Sun, Oct 30, 2011 : 5:59 a.m. Downtown Ann Arbor’s flashy new student high-rise apartment complexes are wielding a wide assortment of lavish amenities in a fierce competition to attract tenants — even as rental prices reach as high as $1,745 per bed.
Read More...Inner-Loop multifamily project gets green light
The Dinerstein Cos. and Coventry Real Estate Advisors are moving forward with a multifamily project inside 610 Loop. Construction can commence now that the partners have closed on the acquisition of 6.25 acres at 4410 Westheimer from the Kagan and Rudy families. Terms of the transaction were not released.
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