Campus Crest Communities recently attended the 5th Annual InterFace Student Housing Conference, a national conference and networking event for all facets of the on- and off-campus student housing industry. Ted W. Rollins, Co-Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was a participant on the Buy-Sell-Hold panel. Also, in conjunction with the Interface Conference, the Company is providing an update on its portfolio leasing status for the 2013/2014 academic year.CampusCrest-Tedrollins 01

Campus Crest Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCG) is a leading developer, builder, owner and manager of high-quality, purpose-built student housing properties located close to campuses in targeted U.S. markets. The Company is a self-managed, self-administered and vertically-integrated real estate investment trust which operates all of its properties under The Grove brand.

Campus Crest Communities owns interests in 33 student housing properties containing approximately 6,324 apartment units and 17,064 beds and boasts the youngest standardized portfolio in the industry. Since its inception, the Company has focused on customer service, privacy, on-site amenities and its proprietary residence life programs to provide college students across the U.S. with a higher quality of living.

Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at http://www.campuscrest.com.

Copper Beech Townhome Communities is being acquired by Campus Crest Communities

by Ted Rollins

In a new deal involving a state college-based student rental company, Copper Beech Townhome Communities is being acquired by Campus Crest Communities. The first phase of a 36-month process has already been completed. Campus Crest has paid $261 million for a 48 percent share of Copper Beech. Campus Crest will buy the remaining 52-precent of [...]

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With Strong Dedication I Would Like to Make a Positive Social, Economic and Environmental Impact

by Ted Rollins

Mike Hartnett, co-founder and chief investment officer, myself and the entire Campus Crest team are committed to coming up with different, creative ways to make positive social, economic and environmental impacts in the communities in which the company owns and operates student housing properties.Campus Crest Communities, Inc. is a leading developer, builder, owner and manager of [...]

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Fortegra Financial Corporation: A History of Growth and a Bright Future

by Ted Rollins

I,Ted Rollins, CEO of Campus Crest, am the lead director, member of the audit committee and chairman of the governance committee of Fortegra Financial Corporation (NYSE: FRF), a leading insurance services company. The Fortegra legacy began over 30 years ago when N.G. Houston III founded Life of the South in a small town in south [...]

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Congratulating the 2013 the Well Deserved Green Company Executive Award Winners

by Ted Rollins

The Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officers of Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL), and the Chief Executive Officers of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY) and Trex Co., Inc. (NYSE: TREX) are among the corporate executives named as the recipients of the thirteenth annual “E-3 Awards, ” presented by Emerald Asset Management at the Twentieth Annual Emerald Groundhog [...]

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Partnering With American Red Cross to Save Many Lives

by Ted Rollins

Mike Hartnett, co-founder and chief investment officer of Campus Crest, and myself, have partnered with the American Red Cross, the largest single supplier of blood and blood products in the United States, and other non-profit, community blood centers where it owns and operates student housing properties to donate a total of 574 units of blood. According [...]

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Offsetting Electricity Consumption by 50 Percent On Properties

by Ted Rollins

SolarCity is a national leader in clean energy products and services. “We will eliminate over 80 million pounds of annual carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of taking approximately 7,000 cars off the road for a year,” said Ted Rollins, CEO of Campus Crest Communities. “Sustainable living is central to our company philosophy and business practices, [...]

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We’re Pleased to Announce Campus Crest’s Grove at Cira Centre South Project

by Ted Rollins
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Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN), Campus Crest Communities, Inc. (NYSE: CCG), and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital have announced a joint venture for the development of a 33-story, 850-bed student housing tower at Brandywine’s Cira South development in University City, Philadelphia. Construction of the project at 2930 Chestnut Street in University City, west of Philadelphia’s [...]

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Campus Crest Communities Investor’s Day Expo

investors day by Ted Rollins

A great many thanks to the folks at the NYSE for the opportunity to address members on December 17, 2012. I’d also like to extend a heartfelt thanks to my team for doing such a wonderful job in helping us pull all of this together. Ted Rollins

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