US & Canada

Officials at The Preiss Company (TPCO), one of the nation’s largest, privately-held, student housing owner-operators, today announced the addition of three third-party management assignments to its nationwide portfolio of student housing communities.

For its first Master Plan since one was unveiled for 2004-14, TAMIU contracted the architecture and design firm Perkins & Will to assist in developing its plan over the past year.

A second student accommodation community will be built in the Los Angeles market, according to Landmark Properties. The fully integrated real estate company specializes in the planning, building, investment management, and maintenance of high quality residential communities.

Plans have been filed with the City of Long Beach for the conversion of Park Tower, a 119,287-square-foot office building, into a student housing community serving California State University, Long Beach.

After a consultation period of researching various housing concepts with that would appeal to both domestic and international students with the assistance of Ernst & Young LLP (EY Canada), Lambton College said it was now progressing.

A short walk from Doak Campbell Stadium, a seven-story mixed-use development called Perla at the Enclave will soon be the latest and tallest student housing development for the CollegeTown area.

A 511-vehicle parking lot will be constructed on the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus to accommodate a nearby private student housing development. The parking lot will be south of Holmes Avenue and west of Jordan Lane.

To tackle the persistent problem of student homelessness, Cerritos College is seeking state grant funding to build affordable on-campus student housing through the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program.

Capstone Development Partners, a leader in the on-campus student housing development industry, today announced the hiring of Mike Polzin as Vice President of Operations of its property management subsidiary, Capstone Management Partners, which provides facility maintenance, asset management and related services for on-campus and university affiliated student housing.

The District of North Vancouver has approved 315 rental homes, just off campus from Capilano University, half of which will be exclusively for students, faculty and staff.