Universities have a variety of reasons for considering a Public-Private Partnership (or P3) over more traditional design-bid-build models of project delivery based on specific goals and objectives of the institution. The most common reasons generally seem to include 1) supplementing university expertise and staffing, 2) improving speed-to-market, 3) expanding access to private capital/ insulation from […]
Recognizing the critical role housing plays in supporting student success, the University of California Board of Regents today reapproved a project that will significantly increase the number of current UC Santa Cruz students who are able to live on campus. Student Housing West will enable UC Santa Cruz to offer much more housing to its […]
With our focus being student housing, selecting the appropriate interior finishes is extremely important for the maintenance, aesthetic and lifecycle of each building. Our job as designers is to create spaces that attract students, while ensuring the proper function of the space. The design team evaluates each project based on location, desired aesthetics, and budget […]
As part of our Coffee Chat series, a Capstone employee will be interviewed each month and featured in our monthly newsletter, The Erudite. For the March issue, the editors of The Erudite sat down with Abigail Robertson. Abigail joined Capstone in 2019 as an intern and upon graduation from Samford University in Spring 2020 she officially joined […]
The month of March marks Women’s History month and specifically organizations around the world celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th. At Capstone, we are thankful for the women both in our workplace and all around the world, and this year International Women’s Day made for the perfect opportunity to celebrate the women of our […]
The coronavirus pandemic continues to have sweeping impacts on higher education as pressure on tuition and auxiliary revenues are compounded by reduced state funding. However, there is a justified or renewed sense of optimism for the year ahead as promising treatment and vaccine news coupled with the potential for another round of federal stimulus offers […]
One of the areas that is largely misunderstood as it relates to the operation of student housing communities is how they are typically managed. Capstone works closely with our institutional partners to identify the most efficient and mutually beneficial approach to maintaining a project to ensure a seamless student experience. As your P3 partner, we […]
As part of our Coffee Chat series, a Capstone employee will be interviewed each month and featured in our monthly newsletter, The Erudite. For the February issue, the editors of The Erudite sat down with Marichal Moranda. Marichal joined Capstone in 2017 as Project Coordinator for the Capstone Team as we launched into the predevelopment stage of […]
On Thursday, February 18th, 2021 Chancellor Wolf Yeigh of the University of Washington Bothell sent the following communication out to the UW Bothell Community announcing that the University of Washington Board of Regents approved the pre-development agreement and ground lease of the Husky Village project. Dear UW Bothell Community and Partners, I am pleased to […]
Happy New Year! 2020 was a tough and challenging year for many of us, certainly those of us operating in the higher education space. It was uniquely a year that most of us are glad to have behind us. Never have we seen so many significant, challenging situations — social, medical and environmental, all seemingly […]