The Student Housing Matters blog explores ideas with leaders in higher education and the student housing profession. This is the place to find stories from those who have worked in the field for many years, podcast interviews, and videos about relevant topics in the student housing world.

It’s about matters relating to on-campus student housing, as well as why quality on-campus student housing really matters. We want this blog to serve as a forum for sharing ideas and insights about how your on-campus student housing can do things beyond simply housing students. How it can be used as a more powerful tool to recruit and retain students on your campus. We look forward to you joining us in the conversation.

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Rebuilding the Reputation of a Struggling Site

July 11, 2018

Join the Conversation Podcast Rebuilding the Reputation of a Struggling Site – with Jeremy Steed ‘We came in humble and approachable, wanting to collaborate.’ How do you turn around a student housing site that has spiraled into decline? Where do you begin when all of the problems—occupancy, reputation and facility issues—are intertwined? How do you…

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COCM: A Talent Agency of Student Housing Professionals

June 12, 2018

In this new series, “Questions to the President,” we are asking questions that dive deeper into COCM and its mission and values. We hope that as Doug Brown answers these questions, you learn more about who we are as a company and how we work to provide great services in our partnerships across the country.…

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Figuring Out How Many Beds You Need Keeping You Awake at Night?

November 13, 2017

We’ve got an App for that!   Introducing the Student Housing Calculator.  About 10 years ago, COCM developed a proprietary tool called the Student Housing Calculator, to help take the mystery and confusion out of the planning process for a campus housing program.  It is a tool we have used to assist numerous institutions with their…

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10-story Hamilton tower breaks ground at the Community College of Philadelphia

September 13, 2017

As housing on community college campuses continues become more and more frequent, The Radnor Group and the Community College of Philadelphia are continuing that trend.  Congratulations to the David Yeager and The Radnor Group on the ground-breaking for this project.  All the best for a successful project! Read more about the project here: 10-story Hamilton…

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Grand Opening For New Student Housing At Glen Oaks Community College

August 25, 2017

So honored to serve Glen Oaks Community College as manager of this new, first-time housing for their students.  Excited to see how this new housing is going to enhance student success on the campus! Click here to read more! Grand Opening for GOCC Student Housing

Perspectives on Strong Campus Housing Partnerships From Both Sides of the Table

June 15, 2017

In the most recent copy of the NACAS College Services magazine, we did an article highlighting differing perspectives on public-private partnerships for on-campus student housing.  It’s a panel discussion where we assembled  four student housing professionals, all of whom have worked for COCM and a university, to interview them about their experiences with campus housing…

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COCM’s Move-In Photo Contest is Back!

August 9, 2016

COCM is excited to announce the start of our annual move-in photo contest! Since move-in season is so spread out across the country, we are going to be accepting submissions over the course of the whole move-in season. And on September 16, we’ll select 4 of the top photos to win $100 Amazon gift cards. We…

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Congratulations to Cornish Commons and CDP!

May 4, 2016

Capstone Development Partners recently received multiple awards for Cornish Commons at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Cornish Commons was honored with three Student Housing Business Innovator Awards in April. Earlier this year,  the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce bestowed Cornish Commons with the “2015 Building of the Year” award. Cornish Commons is a 432 bed…

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Cornish Commons Wins DJC Building of the Year

January 26, 2016

So excited that Cornish Commons, serving the students of Cornish College of the Arts, has been named Seattle Building of the Year.  Congratulations to the Capstone Development Partners team for developing such a beautiful building. Daily Journal of Commerce Selects Cornish Commons at Seattle’s Building of the Year

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Drone Tour of New Housing at Cornish College of the Arts

September 6, 2015

Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington is just opening a new residence hall. They had a some footage shot from a drone camera and it ended up producing some incredible views of the building and the backdrop of the city. Cornish -College of the Arts from Chad Copeland on Vimeo.

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Breaking Ground at Johns Hopkins University

March 27, 2015

Capstone On-Campus Management is pleased to join Johns Hopkins University, Armada Hoffler Properties, and the Beatty Development Group in the groundbreaking of a brand new student housing facility on the JHU campus.  3200 St. Paul (officially named in the coming months) will provide additional options for the upperclass students at JHU. “Great student-oriented housing combined with…

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Vote for an Overall Winner to the 2014 Move In Photo Contest

September 3, 2014

We had some great submissions for the 2014 Move-In Photo Contest!  Every one of these winners received a $20 Amazon gift card, but now we need you and all of your friends to vote on which photo best displays the spirit of the hard work put on during the move-in process!  The overall winner will win an additional…

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