The Cottages of Lubbock, a Campus Living Villages Owned Community, Selected by Students of Texas Tech University as the Best Place to Live on or Near Campus

LUBBOCK, Texas, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cottages of Lubbock, a trophy student housing community in Lubbock, TX, was voted by Texas Tech University students, faculty and staff as their favorite Apartment/Housing Community serving the campus.  The announcement was made on April 29th in The Daily Toreador's 13th Annual Reader's Choice Awards.  The official publication of Texas Tech University, The Daily Toreador has a print circulation of 12,000.

Campus Living Villages, a global developer and operator of premium on-campus and campus-adjacent student housing, acquired The Cottages of Lubbock in October 2009, soon after its completion.  An emerging trend at universities across the country, the cottage-style provides students with an alternative to conventional apartment buildings and a superior amenities package.  Incorporating numerous green spaces, the format represents an evolution of the garden-style concept, which Campus Living Villages helped to pioneer.

According to Adam Holland Campus Living Villages' General Manager at The Cottages of Lubbock, "Understandably our entire staff is thrilled with this award.  Combining a facility that rivals many upscale residential communities in terms of architecture and amenities with our acclaimed Live, Learn Grow residence life model, this is one of the most unique student environments in the country."

The Cottages of Lubbock encompasses 241 units with 95, two- to five-bedroom, Craftsmen-style student residences offering twenty different elevations.  The property incorporates superior private and public areas with design and landscaping elements traditionally found in custom homes.  Individual units feature spacious, open floor plans, hardwood flooring, crown moldings, nine-foot ceilings, large closets, full size washers and dryers, front porches and gourmet kitchens with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.

The 8,230-square-foot clubhouse with indoor and outdoor WiFi includes a screening room, state-of-the-art fitness center, tanning salon, business center, billiards room, computer lab and numerous seating areas equipped with flat-screen TVs.  A swimming pool, large patio, free-standing fire pits and charcoal grills are among the premium offerings.

Campus Living Villages (CLV) is the national leader in the privatized management and development of on-campus student housing.  CLV's international team of housing and hospitality professionals currently manage student housing facilities on or near 50 university campuses totaling more than 30,000 beds in the US, Australia, England and New Zealand.  For more information, visit www.clvusa.com.

SOURCE Campus Living Villages