Published Aug. 10, 2021
A ribbon-cutting to officially open Warhawk Village Apartments at ULM was held Tuesday,
Aug. 10. Nick Judice, center, a pitcher for the ULM 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;
ULM 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.
Siddharth Gaulee/ULM Photo Services
Watch the livestreaming of the Warhawk Village Apartments ribbon-cutting: https://bit.ly/3fMq7bq
The University of Louisiana Monroe officially opened Warhawk Village Apartments, the
new residence facility on campus, with a ribbon-cutting on Aug. 10.
Warhawk Village is a public-private partnership (P3) between ULM, 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.
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.
Warhawk Village amenities include:
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Full kitchen, refrigerator, range, dishwasher
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Washer and dryer
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WiFi
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Amazon Fire TV Stick for each resident
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Study spaces
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Conference room
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24/7 fitness center
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Game room with pool table, shuffleboard, and foosball
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Mail lockers
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On-site parking
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Aramark convenience store (under construction)
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.
“I 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,”
Berry said. “Lots 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.”
Servitas, 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.
“Servitas Management Group works in close partnership with the ULM’s Division of Residential
Life to create a quality living and learning experience for all students,” Braden
said.
Channing Hudson, Interim Community Manager at Warhawk Village, said they are busy
getting ready for the fall move-in.
“We will be welcoming incoming students Aug. 13-16,” Hudson said.
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.
About Servitas LLC
Servitas 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
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.
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.
