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Akara Partners and Deven Group close financing on 305-bed student housing development at San Diego State University
Transactions - OCTOBER 19, 2026

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Akara Partners and Deven Group close financing on 305-bed student housing development at San Diego State University

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Akara Partners, a vertically integrated real estate investment, development and operating firm, and Development Ventures Group (Deven Group), a national investor and developer of alternative asset classes, have closed on construction financing and equity for 5077 College Ave., a 305-bed, class A purpose-built student housing development adjacent to San Diego State University (SDSU). The project is a joint venture between Akara Partners and Deven Group as co-general partners and co-developers. Construction begins immediately, with delivery targeted for the 2028–29 academic year.

Located on the corner of College Avenue and Montezuma Road — roughly 100 feet from the SDSU campus core — the eight-story, 110-unit development will deliver 305 beds across approximately 98,500 square feet on a transit-oriented infill site. The development sits closer to campus than any competing purpose-built property and is within a short walk of the Aztec Student Union, the SDSU trolley statio

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