Campus Apartments’ Hotel Gets LEED Silver

PHILADELPHIA – The Homewood Suites by Hilton-University City, which first opened its doors here in August, has been awarded Silver LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The certification was reported by Campus Apartments, the hotel’s developer. In fact, the 110,000-sf hotel at 4109 Walnut St. is the Philadelphia-based student-housing builder’s first hotel project and the first LEED Silver property in the Homewood Suites by Hilton portfolio. Campus Apartments, which develops and manages student housing, has more than $1.5 billion worth of assets under management with more than 34,500 beds in 25 states.