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Campus Apartments is developing over 30,000 square feet of retail space in Louisiana.

A mix of college housing and commercial and retail space could be developed providing a needed area for students to live and enhancing the town’s commercial tax base.

Education Realty Trust Inc. announced that the Mansfield Auxiliary Corporation has selected Allen & O’Hara Development Co.to design and develop on-campus student housing.

A Portland developer building a $12 million apartment near the Matthew Knight Arena means to make the east campus — as opposed to the west campus strip — the nexus of university life. “We’re trying to build a neighborhood. We’re not just building a project. That’s really important.”

Balfour Beatty Capital Group, Inc. today announced the launch of its newest operating company, Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, LLC. The new operating company will join the umbrella of services available under Balfour Beatty Capital Group, which also includes Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC; Balfour Beatty Capital, Inc.; and Balfour Beatty Energy Solutions, LLC.

Place/BV Student Housing Fund, LLC, a real estate investment fund focused on the acquisition and development of student housing properties nationwide, announces the closing of the construction loan for Tailor Lofts in Chicago, Illinois. Tailor Lofts will serve the students of more than 20 Chicago area colleges and universities, including the University of Illinois at Chicago, Kent College of Law, Columbia College, Robert Morris University, Roosevelt University, and DePaul University.

Preliminary construction on LSU’s new Business Education Complex began Monday. The project is the first of a slew of new buildings about to start popping up on campus. The business complex will have an official groundbreaking ceremony March 19.

How to play the boom in upscale student housing. Imagine leather furniture, wide-screen plasma televisions, pools, beach volleyball courts, day spas, tanning booths, theaters and concierges. Were you thinking resort hotel? Nope. This is today’s college crash pad.

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR – News), a leader in the ownership, development and management of student housing, today announced operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

The Texas State University System Regents moved ahead with planning a 612-bed, $50 million student housing project late last week. The group approved adding the project to the San Marcos campus’ capital improvement program with an expected ground breaking date this fall.