Higher Education | University of Akron // Akron, OH Exchange Street Housing

200,000 Sq. Ft.

472 Student Housing Beds

$35,000,000 Total Cost

Completed Fall 2007

Executive Summary

The South Residence Hall represents the third residence hall developed by Signet for the University of Akron. The 139,509 square foot facility stand six stories high and provides quality housing for 531 students. The project is located adjacent to the Exchange Street Housing providing a true residential node on campus.

Project Details

Students residing in the South Residence Hall have shared accommodations with two unit options including double occupancy rooms with an in-suite, shared bathroom or single suites that o er a private bedroom and an in-suite, shared bathroom for two.

Signet arranged all project structuring, financing, design, development and construction of the facility. A single-purpose entity was created as part of the bond financing structure and ground leases the project site from the University. The University operates the facility as if it were directly owned. The South Residence Hall was completed for the Fall 2012 semester and is fully integrated into its O ce of Residence Life and Housing.

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