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NE WS IN BRIEF MARCH/APRIL 2015 STUDENT HOUSING BUSINESS .COM 12 LEGENDS AT KINGSVILLE AT TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE; LEASES UP FOR 2015-2016 YEAR Kingsville, Texas — Asset Campus Housing has reached 100 percent occupancy for the frst phase of Legends at Kingsville, the off- campus luxury student hous- ing property built by Domus Development in Kingsville. The property leased up in six weeks. Residents were able to choose from a variety of spacious foor plans including one-, two- and four-bedroom options. The indi- vidual apartments will come fully furnished with modern applianc- es, ceiling fans, full-size washer and dryer and more. PROGRESS STUDENT LIVING SELLS TWO STUDENT HOUSING COMMUNITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA Statesboro, Ga. and Wilmington, N.C. — Progress Student Living has sold two luxury student hous- ing communities that it devel- oped recently in North Carolina and Georgia. Sold in portfolio transaction were Progress910, a 168-unit rental community with 528 bedroom/bathroom suites near the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) in Wilmington; and Monarch301, a 180-unit rental community with 546 bedroom/bathroom suites near Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Progress 910 was completed in August 2014, while Monarch301 was fnished in August 2013. Each property is currently 97 percent leased. The transaction was brokered by Ryan Reid and Ryan Lang of CB Richard Ellis's National Student Housing Group in Dallas. According to media reports, Santa Barbara, California-based Phillips Acquisitions was the buyer. The transaction price was not dis- closed. Progress910 consists of three four-story residential build- ings located on a 16-acre site at 316 Marlboro St. in Wilmington, approximately one mile west to the main entrance of the UNCW campus. It is the only off-campus student-housing community in Wilmington with four-bedroom apartment suites. Apartments are also available in two- and three- bedroom suite foor plans. Among the property's amenities are an outdoor, resort-style pool with poolside cabanas; a 24-hour, state- of-the-art ftness center; an activ- ity room with a freplace, lounge areas, and billiards and ping-pong tables; and a cybercafé and study lounge. Units are fully furnished and include 40-inch, fat-screen televisions; high-speed Internet connections; walk-in closets; full- size washers and dryers; sound- insulated walls; and private pati- os or balconies. Monarch301 is located on a 10-acre site at 816 S. Main St. in Statesboro, abutting the Georgia Southern campus. It consists of four interconnected four-story buildings with fully furnished apartments available in one-, two- and four-bedroom suite foor plans that feature 40-inch, fat-screen televisions; high-speed Internet connections; private patios or balconies; and full-size washers and dryers. Property amenities include an outdoor, resort-style pool with poolside cabanas; a lighted sand volleyball court; a sunken fre pit with cir- cular seating; outdoor hammock gardens; a clubhouse with a coffee lounge and game rooms; barbecue grilling areas with picnic seating; and a 24-hour ftness center with a private exercise room. Technology is great, but not perfect. There will be glitches. We don't pretend they won't happen. But at Elauwit we anticipate both hangups and hangovers, and we react quickly. Elauwit (el•ah•wit) is a customer service company...providing Internet, video & more. www.elauwit.com Asset Campus Housing has reached 100 percent occupancy for the frst phase of Legends at Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas. Send your news items to Scott Reid, Managing Editor, at sreid@francemediainc.com STUDENT HOUSING BUSINESS ®