Student Housing

The latest deals, transactions and trends in the Midwest region.

The bankrupt Dowling College in Long Island is liquidating its campus in Shirley, NY, with a sealed bid auction.

“This project is such an important catalyst for the growth of Downtown Orlando and our region as a whole.”

The first phase of the $3.5 billion, multi-year project will create a 1.3-acre community park at the corner of 30th and Market Streets to be known as Drexel Square.

There is a continued land crunch close to campus locations, but many of the big schools are still going to get much bigger.

The six-story mixed-use student housing development serves as a gateway to the Telegraph Avenue retail district, with 70 modular two-bedroom micro-suites around a central courtyard as well as a separate rooftop gathering area.

Universities often want their new structure to adopt the same style as the existing buildings while still looking like a new facility—a tough task for architects on these projects, Snyder Langston's Jason Rich tells GlobeSt.com.

The financing approved at the LDC's Oct. 19th meeting will be used build a four-story, 80,000-square-foot residence hall, consisting of 300 beds in a suite-style configuration with student common areas and resident advisor accommodations, Westchester County officials stated.