A ribbon-cutting to officially open Warhawk Village Apartments at 麻豆果冻传媒 was held Tuesday, Aug. 10. Nick Judice, center, a pitcher for the 麻豆果冻传媒 baseball team and resident of Warhawk Village, had the honor of cutting the ribbon. He is joined by, from left, David Braden and Denise Hauck with Servitas; Doni Hicks with Provident Resources Group; 麻豆果冻传媒 President Ron Berry; and Pamela Forestier with Provident. The new residential housing complex has 137 fully furnished apartments, including kitchen appliances and a washer and dryer.
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麻豆果冻传媒 officially opened Warhawk Village Apartments, the new residence facility on campus, with a ribbon-cutting on Aug. 10.
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Warhawk Village is a public-private partnership (P3) between 麻豆果冻传媒, Servitas, LLC, and Provident Resources Group (501C3) of Baton Rouge. The $17.6 million two-building complex was developed at no cost to the university or the state through the P3.
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Warhawk Village has 137 apartments with 372 beds. The fully-furnished apartments include one bedroom/one bathroom, two bedrooms/two bathrooms, and four bedrooms-/our bathrooms units.
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Warhawk Village amenities include:
Full kitchen, refrigerator, range, dishwasher
Washer and dryer
WiFi
Amazon Fire TV Stick for each resident
Study spaces
Conference room
24/7 fitness center
Game room with pool table, shuffleboard, and foosball
Mail lockers
On-site parking
Aramark convenience store (under construction)
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Construction on Warhawk Village, at 101 Peyton Drive near Brown Stadium, began in 2019 but faced delays during COVID-19. One building was completed in October 2020; the second building was recently completed in time for students to move in during the summer of 2021 and for the Fall 2021 semester.
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鈥淚 want to thank Servitas and Provident Resource Group for putting this together for our students. This is probably a perfect example of a public-private partnership,鈥 Berry said. 鈥淟ots of memories are going to be created here and lots of life-long friendships. We have a mission of being the best in the world at what we do, and that is providing life-changing opportunities for our students and our faculty; this going to help in that effort tremendously.鈥
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Servitas,听which manages Warhawk Village, is a real estate development firm specializing in student housing. David Braden, Servitas Senior Vice president of Asset Management & Operations, said the relationship with the university focuses on enriching the student experience.
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鈥淪ervitas Management Group works in close partnership with the 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 Division of Residential Life to create a quality living and learning experience for all students,鈥 Braden said.
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Channing Hudson, Interim Community Manager at Warhawk Village, said they are busy getting ready for the fall move-in.
鈥淲e will be welcoming incoming students Aug. 13-16,鈥 Hudson said.
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The project was financed through a tax-exempt bond issue, underwritten by Raymond James, with participating support from Provident Resources Group, which owns the buildings. Servitas worked in collaboration with the Florida office of Houston-based architect, PGAL, to design the proposed structure.
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About Servitas LLC
is a nationally renowned real estate development firm specializing in student housing. The firm provides its clients with the full suite of services including market and demand research, development management, financial structuring (including public-private partnerships), construction management, and property management. Servitas has developed over 45 higher education student housing projects nationwide and secured over $1B in tax-exempt financing.
About Provident Resources Group
is a national non-profit organization committed to making a positive impact in communities across the country through the development, ownership and operation of state-of-the-art educational, healthcare, senior living, and multi-family housing facilities and services.听 In addition, Provident endeavors to assist state and local governments in lessening the burdens they face in providing necessary facilities and services to their citizens.听