Premier, an end-to-end architecture, design, procurement, project management, and corporate engineering firm with specialization in hospitality, multi-family residential, student housing, adaptive reuse, and mixed-use development, is proud to announce having been awarded architecture services for a new-build student housing development near UC Berkeley. Working in coordination with design architects Studio KDA, Premier has been commissioned to deliver the design development and construction documentation on this eight-story, 65-unit mixed-use student housing complex. The project is on behalf of California-based Valiance Capital.
Franklin Pinerua, Chief Commercial Officer at Premier, expresses great enthusiasm about collaborating with Valiance Capital on the development of their newest student housing project. “Our Architecture team is especially excited about this project. Beyond further demonstrating our institutional multi-family residential design expertise, this student housing development also showcases our ability to offer our end-to-end platform on the West Coast and across the entire country.”
The proposed development will add housing for 289 students one block from the University of California, Berkeley campus amongst university dormitories, restaurants, and student nightlife. The Berkeley Downtown BART station is minutes away from this property, providing great transportation access for students to San Francisco, Oakland, and the Silicon Valley.
UC Berkeley, consistently ranked as one of the leading public universities in the world in recent decades, continues to attract global demand with its prestigious academic excellence, top-tier programs, and robust employment in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
“We’re excited to be partnering with Premier on this student housing development,” states Nhan Nguyen Le, CEO of Valiance Capital. “Premier’s national reputation and experience for designing and delivering excellent projects, along with their specialization in hospitality and student housing makes them a natural partner for our vision with this project.”
Premier’s design work is scheduled to complete in the second quarter of 2025, with a targeted delivery for the 2027-2028 academic year. Watch Premier’s blog and social channels for updates as this project takes shape.
Premier
Dallas-based Premier is a full-service firm with over 30 years of expertise across architecture, interior design, procurement, project management, construction development, and contract administration. With all services yielded under one roof, Premier’s team is in constant pursuit of finding innovative solutions to the hospitality, multi-family, and student housing industry’s increasingly complex problems. From straightforward soft goods refreshes to transformative custom designs for renovations, redevelopments, and new developments, Premier’s team of professionals is dedicated to excellence across a multitude of market sectors. From concept to completion, Premier provides consultative services that are unmatched, bringing our clients’ vision for the built environment to life. For more information visit www.premierpm.com.
Valiance Capital
Valiance Capital is a Berkeley-based real estate investment firm specializing in value-add and new development student housing and multi-family properties. Valiance is a vertically integrated owner operator with over 1,000 beds under management in Berkeley. With a $300M+ portfolio in Berkeley, aggregated across 26 acquisitions since 2010, Valiance is one of the most active participants in the market. Valiance’s in-house property management arm, The Berkeley Group, is amongst the leading specialized student housing management firms in the market. For more information visit www.valiancecap.com.
