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Capstone Apartments open at Lynn, offering affordable housing for 342 students

Lynn University - Lynn University announced the opening of its new Capstone Apartments, a $40.5 million residence hall project created through a public-private partnership with national student housing developer Capstone Development Partners. The design-build team included Capstone Management Partners, Gerrits Construction, Design Collective, Donahue Architecture and Design, and Provident Resources Group. Located on Lynn’s campus in Boca Raton, […]

Profiles in Student Housing: Interview with Mike Mouron

Student Housing Insight Podcast - In this Student Housing Insight Podcast hosted by Wes Deese, Wes interviews Mike Mouron, founder of the Capstone Companies.  Mike was the founder and CEO of Capstone Development Corp which was an industry pioneer and leader of the student housing niche until 2012 when the company was split into 4 separate companies, each with a […]

Residential Village will enrich Husky Experience

University of Washington Bothell - Gleaming gold shovels glinted in the sunshine as University of Washington Bothell administrators, students and project partners ceremoniously dug the first shovels of dirt that will lay the foundation for new student housing — and more — on campus.

USM hopes to attract students with new Portland dorm

News Center Maine - Glenn Cummings donned a hard hat and smiled as he stepped into a damp concrete skeleton of a building on a dreary November morning “Wow,” he exhaled to a gaggle of engineers as they led him, president of the University of Southern Maine, on a tour of what will be a 218,000 square foot, 588-bed […]

Woodlawn Residential Commons: Building a more inclusive workforce on the South Side

The University of Chicago Civic Engagement - Growing up in Woodlawn, Michelle King says she was the “handywoman” among her five siblings — so when her dad had a nearby carpentry job, she often tagged along. “He used to tell me ‘Don’t become a carpenter because they work too hard,’” King remembers. “He said become an electrician, and my first day as […]

ASU and Capstone Break Ground on 2nd Downtown Residence Hall with Focus on Entrepreneurship and the Arts

Arizona Impact - Arizona State University broke ground Monday on the Downtown Phoenix Residence Hall and Entrepreneurship Center, a 16-floor building at the southwest corner of Fillmore Street and First Avenue.The 283,000-square-foot project, expected to open in fall 2021, will house more than 500 students in the top 13 floors. The first three floors will offer academic space […]

The Four Critical Elements of Capital Renewal Planning

P3 Higher Ed Resource Center - One of the many advantages for colleges and universities, when considering the use of Public-Private Partnerships “P3s” for new on-campus residence hall facilities, is the opportunity to transfer the risk and responsibility of long-term repair and replacement of major building systems and physical assets to the development partner. More than ever before, institutions are challenged […]

USM Picks the Developer for Its Biggest Building Project Ever

Portland Press Herald - The contract for the project has been awarded to Alabama-based Capstone Development Partners, which specializes in student housing around the country and will be partnering with SMRT Architects in Portland. The project is expected to be the largest building project in USM’s history and is targeted for completion by the fall of 2022, the university said […]