This blog offers a glimpse at some of 2022’s top student housing architects and their most notable planned student living projects.
In order to plan for 2022, you’ve got to know what’s going on in 2021. As such, we’re doing the leg work and giving you the lowdown on the busiest student housing architects as of Q4 2021, courtesy of BuildCentral’s MultiFamilyData.
This Geospex map shows over $5 billion in planned student housing projects as of Q4 2021.
The below list is based on the number of student housing units in planning, per a query of BuildCentral’s MultiFamilyData for planned student housing projects with latest updates within the last 90 days, as of 12/15/2021.
Who are the top student housing architects for 2022?
Emory University Graduate Student Housing Phase I
| Construction Type: |
New |
# of Units: |
251-350 |
| Project Type: |
For Rent |
Building Type: |
N/A |
| Estimated Value: |
$5-$25 million |
# of Buildings: |
N/A |
| Sector: |
Private |
Product Type: |
Student |
| Location: |
Druid Hills, GA 30307. Haygood Dr NE & N Decatur Rd |
| Details: |
Plans call for two five-story buildings to house about 500 tenants in a range of unit sizes, from micro-studios to two-bedroom units and a six-story parking garage. The amenities include a mail room, package room, team rooms/seminar rooms, studio booths, lounge spaces, fitness area, game area and leasing offices. |
| Stage: |
Starts in 4-12 months |
| Construction Start: |
Q3/2022 |
| Construction End: |
Q3/2024 |
| Construction Type: |
New |
# of Units: |
716 |
| Project Type: |
For Rent |
Building Type: |
N/A |
| Estimated Value: |
$89 million |
# of Buildings: |
N/A |
| Sector: |
Private |
Product Type: |
Student |
| Location: |
Austin, TX 78737. Parking lots on the west side of Leona Street, south of Manor Road and north of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. |
| Details: |
Plans call for the construction of a new 343,000-square-foot graduate student housing facility for the University of Texas at Austin. The project will include 538 micro-suite units,160 one-bedroom units, and 18 two-bedroom units with space for over 734 students. |
| Stage: |
Planning (Active) |
| Construction Start: |
N/A |
| Construction End: |
N/A |
| Construction Type: |
New |
# of Units: |
451 |
| Project Type: |
For Rent |
Building Type: |
Mid-rise (4-11) |
| Estimated Value: |
$100 million |
# of Buildings: |
1 |
| Sector: |
Private |
Product Type: |
Affordable, Student |
| Location: |
Madison, WI 53703. 314 State St |
| Details: |
Plans call for the demolition of four existing buildings for the construction of a 10-story, 451-unit student housing building, 24,723 square feet of retail space, and a two-story 274-space parking garage. Seventy-seven of the units will be affordable. Amenities include a rooftop terrace and pool. |
| Stage: |
Starts in 1-3 months |
| Construction Start: |
Q1/2022 |
| Construction End: |
Q3/2023 |
Lane Avenue Student Apartments
| Construction Type: |
New |
# of Units: |
375 |
| Project Type: |
For Rent |
Building Type: |
Mid-rise (4-11) |
| Estimated Value: |
$25-$100 million |
# of Buildings: |
N/A |
| Sector: |
Private |
Product Type: |
Student |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH 43201. Lane Avenue near Ohio State’s campus |
| Details: |
Plans call for the construction of a seven-story building with 375 apartment units and 13,000 square feet of commercial space. The building will also have 555 parking spaces. Amenities includes study and co-working areas, private conference rooms and a fitness center. |
| Stage: |
Starts in 1-3 months |
| Construction Start: |
Q1/2022 |
| Construction End: |
Q3/2024 |
UCSB Munger Hall
| Construction Type: |
New |
# of Units: |
> 350 |
| Project Type: |
For Rent |
Building Type: |
Mid-rise (4-11) |
| Estimated Value: |
$1500 million |
# of Buildings: |
1 |
| Sector: |
Private, Public |
Product Type: |
Student |
| Location: |
Santa Barbara, CA 93117. On the campus of the University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Details: |
Plans call for the construction of an 11-story dormitory with more than 4,500 beds for undergraduate students at the University of California-Santa Barbara. Almost all of the units will have artificial windows. |
| Stage: |
Planning (Active) |
| Construction Start: |
N/A |
| Construction End: |
N/A |
2022 looks to be a busy year for student housing architects, since many colleges and universities are looking to build or expand their student housing offerings.
This trend definitely stems from a need to create better accommodations for events like COVID and to improve campus community, but at the end of the day, student housing is just incredibly profitable both for schools and private investors.
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