This issue of the ORA Power Ranking focuses on the student housing market, featuring the top five properties by online reputation for the top 10 public university campuses by enrollment in 2017–2018. The top 10 public university list is based on the universities' own enrollment profiles, as recorded and tabulated on Wikipedia.
The footprint of properties we monitor for online reputation has grown to more than 92,000 apartments nationwide. These include both conventional and off-campus student housing properties.
The student housing average ORA score of 62.54 is marginally higher than the national average ORA score of 61.04. Out of the 50 properties included on this list, five scored at or above 90.
Sterling 920 Terrace (Tempe, Ariz.), managed by The Dinerstein Cos. and located close to Arizona State University, is the No. 1 property on the list, with an ORA of 94.
Hudson (College Station, Texas), managed by Asset Campus and located near Texas A&M University, is No. 2, with an ORA of 92. Two properties scored 91 each to tie for the third spot: Union Tempe (Tempe, Ariz.), managed by Greystar and situated close to Arizona State University; and Haven46 (Tampa, Fla.), managed by Peak Campus and located near the University of South Florida.
The top management companies with the most properties on the November student housing ORA Power Ranking list are Collier Cos. and Asset Campus (with eight each), Greystar Student Living (six), and Peak Campus (five).
1. Arizona State University
Tempe, Ariz.
Name
Company
ORA score
1. Sterling 920 Terrace
Dinerstein
94
2. Union Tempe
Greystar
91
3. The District on Apache
Greystar
78
4. Roosevelt Point
Greystar
75
5. Vertex
Peak Campus
65
2. Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Name
Company
ORA score
1. Hudson
Asset Campus
92
2. Aspire College Station
Dinerstein
89
3. SoCo at Tower Point
Asset Campus
85
4. Stadium View
Pinnacle Campus Living
82
5. U Centre at Northgate
American Campus Communities
78
3. University of South Florida
Tampa, Fla.
Name
Company
ORA score
1. Haven46
Peak Campus
91
2. AH Bellarmine
Aspen Heights
79
3. Lakeview Oak Apartments
Collier Cos.
78
4. IQ
Collier Cos.
73
5. Union Park
Collier Cos.
71
4. Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Name
Company
ORA score
1. Aston Place Apartments
Coastal Ridge Real Estate
90
2. Uncommon Columbus
CA Student Living
86
3. University Village
Homestead U
72
4. The Abigail
Coastal Ridge Real Estate
70
5. The Commons on Kinnear
Pierce
66
5. University of Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
Name
Company
ORA score
1. NINE at Gainesville
Asset Campus
88
2. Arlington Square
Collier Cos.
82
3. Museum Walk
Collier Cos.
82
4. Wisteria Downs
Collier Cos.
82
5. Madison Pointe Apartments
Collier Cos.
79
5. University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Name
Company
ORA score
1. The Ruckus
Cardinal Group
88
2. The Callaway House Austin
American Campus Communities
82
3. Axis West Campus
Preiss Co.
79
4. Dakota Ranch
Asset Campus
78
5. The Corner
Cardinal Group
76
7. University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Name
Company
ORA score
1. Hub On Campus Minneapolis
Core Spaces
80
2. 44 North
Peak Campus
79
3. Station on Washington
Peak Campus
79
4. The Link Minneapolis
CA Student Living
77
5. Hub Minneapolis
Greystar
76
8. University of Central Florida
Orlando, Fla.
Name
Company
ORA score
1. The Retreat - Orlando
Landmark Properties
79
2. Orion On Orpington
Preiss Co.
78
3. Oviedo Grove Apartments
Collier Cos.
77
4. Knights Circle
Asset Campus
73
5. The Lofts
Greystar
72
9. Georgia State University
Atlanta
Name
Company
ORA score
1. Village on the Green
Peak Campus
76
2. The Reserve at Carrollton
Asset Campus
71
3. West Woods
Asset Campus
66
4. University House Midtown
The Scion Group
63
5. CAU Suites
American Campus Communities
63
10. Florida International University
Miami
Name
Company
ORA score
1. 4th Street Commons
Asset Campus
75
2. 109 Tower
Greystar
69
3. Red Road Commons Student Living
Milestone Management
69
4. University Park
Preiss Co.
68
5. Advenir At Biscayne Shores
Advenir
68
About the ORA Power Rankings Developed by J Turner Research, the ORA Power Rankings are a monthly, independent ranking of apartment properties and management companies based on their Online Reputation Assessment (ORA) scores. A property or management company is not required to be a J Turner Research client to qualify for this ranking, which is published by J Turner’s media partner Multifamily Executive. To learn more or to request your ORA score, visit www.jturnerresearch.com/about/what-is-ora-score.
Methodology The ORA score is an aggregate compilation of a property’s ratings across 19-plus review sites and ILSs. Each month, J Turner Research monitors the online ratings of more than 92,000 properties nationwide. Using a statistical model, a single score based on a scale of 0 to 100 is assigned to each property. This score serves as a benchmark to compare a company’s individual properties and portfolios nationally, regionally, and against the competition.
