[2024] Top Student Housing Architects
This blog offers a glimpse at some of 2024’s top student housing architects and their most notable planned student living projects.
In order to plan for 2024, you’ve got to know what’s going on in 2023. As such, we’re doing the leg work and giving you the lowdown on the busiest student housing architects as of Q4 2023, courtesy of BuildCentral’s MultiFamilyData.
We’re tracking over 50 planned student housing projects across the US
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 11/29/2023.
Who are the top student housing architects for 2024?
Blackney Hayes Architects
Saint Joseph’s University Residence Hall
| Construction Type: | New | # of Units: | 251-350 |
| Project Type: | For Rent | Building Type: | N/A |
| Estimated Value: | $29 million | # of Buildings: | N/A |
| Sector: | Private | Product Type: | Student |
| Location: | Philadelphia, PA 19131. 5800 City Ave |
| Details: | Plans call for the construction of a 248,800-square-foot residence hall. The project will replace Sourin and LaFarge Hall, and it is intended to house 578 student beds and student and administrative spaces. |
| Stage: | Planning |
| Construction Start: | N/A |
| Construction End: | N/A |
CUBE 3 Studio
Western Avenue Apartments
| Construction Type: | New | # of Units: | 129 |
| Project Type: | For Rent | Building Type: | Mid-rise (4-11) |
| Estimated Value: | $15 million | # of Buildings: | 1 |
| Sector: | Private | Product Type: | Student |
| Location: | Albany, NY 12203. 1232 Western Ave |
| Details: | Plans call for the demolition of a Days Inn and Dunkin Donuts and the construction of a 276,400-square-foot, five-story, 129-apartment building catered toward University of Albany student housing, and will include 5,000 square feet of retail space. |
| Stage: | Planning |
| Construction Start: | N/A |
| Construction End: | N/A |
J Bradley Moore & Associates, OZ Architecture
Church Street Development at University of Michigan
| Construction Type: | New | # of Units: | 350 |
| Project Type: | For Rent | Building Type: | High-rise (12-40) |
| Estimated Value: | $25 million | # of Buildings: | 1 |
| Sector: | Private | Product Type: | Student |
| Location: | Ann Arbor, MI 48104. 711 Church St |
| Details: | Plans call for the construction of a 17-story, 525,000-square-foot multifamily building with 280 units and 1,050 beds. It appears likely that the building will be used for student housing. |
| Stage: | Planning |
| Construction Start: | N/A |
| Construction End: | N/A |
GGLO
4750 12th Ave NE Student Housing
| Construction Type: | New | # of Units: | 221 |
| Project Type: | For Rent | Building Type: | High-rise (12-40) |
| Estimated Value: | $21 million | # of Buildings: | 1 |
| Sector: | Private | Product Type: | Market Rate, Student |
| Location: | Seattle, WA 98105. 1205 NE 50th St |
| Details: | Plans call for the construction of a 25-story student housing tower with 221 multifamily units at the former site of a Walgreens. There will be livable terraces and public open space. |
| Stage: | Planning |
| Construction Start: | N/A |
| Construction End: | N/A |
Onyx Creative (formerly Herschman)
Day Road Apartments
| Construction Type: | New | # of Units: | 30 |
| Project Type: | For Rent | Building Type: | Low-rise (1-3) |
| Estimated Value: | $6 million | # of Buildings: | 1 |
| Sector: | Private | Product Type: | Student |
| Location: | Ventura, CA 93003. 54 Day Rd |
| Details: | Plans call for the demolition of an existing building and the construction of a 15,176-square-foot, three-story student housing building with 30 one-bedroom lofts, including four low-income. The lofts will be 587 square feet each. There will also be a 14,320-square-foot parking garage with 41 spaces, a 520-sqaure-foot study room, and 387 square feet of shared community space. |
| Stage: | Planning |
| Construction Start: | N/A |
| Construction End: | N/A |
2024 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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