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Old World and New World Historic Preservation (Part 2)
Redeveloping historic preservation buildings into repurposed, usable spaces requires working with the base construction material and...

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Old World and New World Historic Preservation (Part 1)
The core objective of historic preservation is to keep properties and places of historic and cultural value actively used.

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Historic Preservation and Its Role In Housing
A recent posting by Stockton Lofts in the Manchester section of Richmond talks about the important role of historic preservation and why...

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Residential Needs of Graduate/Medical Students
Housing that meets all the needs of busy Graduate/Medical students is tough to come by, but Marshall Adams Apartments checks all the boxes.

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Lion’s Head Door Knockers. Welcoming? Or menacing?
Our recent re-branding in the Lower Fan ( https://www.university-property.com/post/re-branding-in-richmond ) led us to wonder: why is a...

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No More Mailbox Keys!
We have blogged and posted in the past of our initiatives to eliminate keys from our buildings in favor of new technologies that provide better security, consistent with our Safe. Clean. Quality. Connected. ™ strategy. Keys can be lost, stolen, and replicated, leaving access compromised unless a lock mechanism is replaced or rekeyed. Meanwhile, new and exciting technologies are increasingly available for secure, restricted-access common area entrances, as well as for apartme

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Re-Branding in Richmond
What’s in a name? Well, a lot’s in a name: brand identity, history, context, location, recognition. We want to our buildings to be distinctive, memorable, easy to find – and to always offer an enjoyable living experience to our residents. We would like the presentation of our buildings in the marketplace to fit neatly in their broader community setting. Cary Place has been the naming convention for a section of the Lower Fan in Richmond, Virginia that was beautifully redevel

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The Story of Virginia Estelle Randolph
Our newest property, Cary Place in Richmond, VA, includes a classic home at 1319 W. Main Street, on the corner of Main Street and...

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Luxer One Secure Package Delivery Room
We just completed the installation of Luxer One secure, an automated package delivery system at Cornish Brewery Apartments. Luxer One is a leader in the fast-growing secure package delivery system market. Luxer One’s software and systems are well-known to all of the major package delivery services, such as Amazon, Fedex, and UPS. Here’s how it works: (1) a package delivery company completes delivery by accessing a secure room (or Luxer One’s own storage lockers) and logs into

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Installation of Openpath Access Control Systems
Access control technology, which makes buildings and homes of all kinds safer, has been evolving in recent years. We have been eager to...

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Enhanced Security Features
Over the last five weeks we have enhanced and upgraded our video monitoring capability at Artisan Alley, Cornish Brewery Apartments,...

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Upgraded Wi-Fi speeds at Cornish Brewery
As part of our core strategy of -Safe. Clean. Quality. Connected.- we have begun upgrades to our newly acquired property Cornish Brewery in Richmond. All students and professionals need god wi-fi, especially in the era of online classes and WFH, so our first step in bringing "Connected" up to our standards was to upgrade all wifi in the building. We implemented the upgrade as soon as possible from 25 MPS to 100 MPS at no cost to our residents. The response has been positive a

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Perfect Apartments Near VCU Medical Center
Marshall Adams Apartments, our property at 20 W. Marshall Street, is ideal for students, faculty and staff working and studying at VCU Medical Center! We’re a short walk or bike ride away, and we offer apartments that are ideal for busy people who want an all-inclusive living experience at exceptional value. Marshall Adams is very “RVA,” with recently restored buildings and modern amenities, but touches of historic preservation throughout, such as original hardwood floors and

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Apartment Renovation at 1311 W Leigh Street is Complete!
After weeks of construction, the left apartment at 1311 W Leigh Street is finally complete! This apartment has three large bedrooms and, after the renovation, has a kitchen and living room with new floors, paint, and appliances. The bathrooms have also been redone and replaced with high velocity flush toilets. While undertaking these larger construction projects at 1311, we also made sure to attend to smaller details to make the apartment the best possible for our customers b

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