Landmark Starts Athens’ First Urban Student Housing Community

ATHENS, GA—Students in this Georgia city will have a new housing option when they begin the fall 2014 semester. Landmark Properties, a locally based development firm, and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital have kicked off work on what’s said to be the first core, purpose-built student housing property in the city’s Downtown.

The community, dubbed the Standard at Athens, is located at Thomas and Strong streets in the former Athens Hardware building. “With our location, product and amenities, we should compete very well in the Athens market,” says Landmark president and CEO Wes Rogers. “This is a site we’ve had our eyes on for a while and we’re excited to be building in our hometown again.”