Chicago — Core Spaces has announced that current CFO Barry Howard will be transitioning to a newly-created position as the company’s chief sustainability officer. In his new role, Howard will focus on implementing the company’s environmental, social and governance strategy. Lucero Castellanos
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Atlanta — Student Quarters has hired Shannon Failla as vice president of culture and support and announced the promotion of several key team members. Carly Shepherd has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing, and Lenny Wright has
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Chicago — Harrison Street has partnered with the Center for Active Design (CfAD) to implement Fitwel certification across the company’s student housing, senior housing, medical office and life sciences portfolio. Fitwel was originally created by the U.S. Centers for Disease
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Austin, Texas — Campus Advantage has hired Beth Pinder as chief operating officer. In her new role, Pinder will provide leadership and ensure that Campus Advantage has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and people systems in place
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Aliso Viejo, Calif. — NB Private Capital has changed its name to Versity Investments. The change was prompted by a desire to rebrand and reflect the company’s expanding business model as it grows in size, scope and strategy. “NB Private
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Valdosta, Ga. — RISE: A Real Estate Co. has promoted Nevin Anderson to vice president of project management. Nevin joined the Valdosta, Georgia-based company in 2016 and has overseen several on-campus and off-campus developments with more in the pipeline, including
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Austin, Texas — American Campus Communities (ACC) has reported fourth quarter and year-end 2020 financial results. In the fourth quarter, net income grew to $24.8 million versus $24.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. The company reported an FFOM
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Dallas — Premier has hired Ryan Kimura as senior vice president of strategic partnerships. In his new role, Kimura will responsible for growing revenue and partnerships as well as overseeing other business development activities across the Dallas-based company’s bundle of
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Chicago — Core Spaces has formed a joint venture partnership with two undisclosed international commercial real estate investment firms to acquire and operate a portfolio of student housing properties across the U.S. The joint venture has initially committed to acquiring over $1 billion of assets to establish the
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Atlanta — PeakMade Real Estate, which oversees student housing subsidiary Peak Campus, has hired Jeff Eckard as chief technology officer and announced the promotion of several key team members. Ashly Poyer has been promoted to vice president of sales; Opal
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Austin, Texas — Walker & Dunlop has acquired student housing and multifamily brokerage firm FourPoint Investment Sales Partners for an undisclosed price. The Austin, Texas-based FourPoint team — which includes Managing Directors Chris Epp and Chris Bancroft, Senior Director Kevin
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Atlanta — As a service to its clients, Peak Campus’ Client Services team began tracking all available student housing investment opportunities in the sector in 2020. The company has been regularly sending its Market Eye list to a select group
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