The best compliment any person or business can receive is the referral from a client. You can see from these testimonials and the accompanying video that EdR is a can-do company with many satisfied customers.
Because of our excellent buildings and management programs developed and led by the committed, experienced and innovative team members at EdR, our company has received repeat business from many clients as well as long-standing management contracts with universities, colleges and private collegiate housing owners across the country.
Here are some testimonials from some of our “raving fans” — universities, owners and parents. Read or listen to their comments and stories about how our team hit a home run for them.
To view “Home Run” video, click here.
"It is refreshing to deal with people who follow through and believe that their personal commitment is more than the words on the written contract."
Kenneth L. Dietz
Director of University Planning, Design and Construction
University of Louisville
"I am impressed with the quality of the apartment building structure, as well as the quiet and safe living environment."
Comment from Parent Survey, 2010
"We’ve hit a home run. We have the highest number of applications in our history. We’ve turned this place around 180 degrees!"
Dr. Robert M. Smith
President
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Click to view a video testimonial from: Ed Bucha, Executive Director of University Advancement, Slippery Rock University
"I have never been involved with a company the size of EdR, where I just loved everyone. I have been at this commercial real estate thing since 1982, so I have seen a lot. I can only remember a few instances where someone didn't have a hidden agenda. Your standards and integrity are so high."
Ken Maddox
Co-owner, College Park Apartments, Inc.
Joint Venture partner with EDR at
University Village at Greensboro
"Granville Towers and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have had a unique working relationship since 1964. Built at a time when the University was unable to add additional beds, Granville Towers has played a crucial role in serving the needs of undergraduate students who attend the institution. They will continue to play an even greater role as the University enrollment expands to meet the increasing number of high school students in North Carolina (who) seek admission.
EdR is a first-class operation in terms of management, facilities and service. An important ingredient in their success has been their flexibility to meet the needs of students. They also have continued to maintain their facilities at a high level, adding improvements each year."
Wayne T. Kuncl
Director of Development and Marketing, retired
Division of Student Affairs
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"This place is perfect for our daughter!!! It is very nice, clean, and safe. We looked at many rentals, but after visiting this, there was no question it was the best environment for our child."
Comment from Parent Survey, 2010
"UNC’s evaluation committee was unanimous in its selection of EdR from this proposal process because of the firm’s breadth of experience in the development of successful college university housing projects and its ability to assemble a project team that could respond to the design and construction standards of the University of Northern Colorado."
Dr. Robert J. Hetzel
Former Assistant Vice President for Planning & Policy
University of Northern Colorado
"EdR’s attention to our college’s sustainability ideals along with our goal to greatly improve our students’ living environment impressed the selection committee. It is very important to our college and students that our student housing reflects the college’s commitment to the environment and is on the cutting edge of sustainability."
Brenda Greenfield
Executive Director
ESF College Foundation, Inc.
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Video testimonial from: Tony Atwater, Former President, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
"The office staff was AWESOME!! Nicole was of great assistance to us and was always very friendly, courteous, professional, and helpful. She went out of her way to explain things to us and to help us."
Comment from Parent Survey, 2010
"Over the next 20 years, it is clear that universities and colleges across the nation will be asked to explore the feasibility of using public/private partnerships to develop on-campus housing. This experience can be trying and difficult, or it can be smooth and seamless. I think that EdR are partners who can make the process as smooth and as seamless as possible. They are a firm that 'gets it.'"
Jonathan Poullard
Former Dean of Students
California State University, San Marcos
"This is a tremendous feat. This is what can make America great. While others are sitting on the sidelines, this group made this building happen with investors who had faith in what we are trying to create in East Baltimore. These people – from EBDI, EdR, Otis Warren Company and PNC Bank -- had a vision and turned that vision into a mission of uplifting a community. So when we are dead and gone, there will be students living in this building at Johns Hopkins that will make the world a better place."
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
Seventh District of Maryland
Groundbreaking Ceremony, 929, Johns Hopkins
Video testimonial from: Dr. Robert Smith, President, Slippery Rock University
"Since the opening, EdR has managed the housing project exceptionally well and has earned the respect of the entire university community, from Student Administration to the Board of Trustees. I do not believe we could have partnered with a better firm. They have always delivered as promised."
Larry L. Owsley
Vice President for Finance and Administration
University of Louisville
"The apartments are great, convenient and based on students needs. The provision of the bus is a big plus. Congratulations!"
Comment from Parent Survey, 2010
"Without exception, our experience with EdR has been outstanding. They possess knowledge of higher education culture that enables them to work seamlessly with all aspects of a university's development team, ensuring that the university's programmatic needs are met and often exceeded. From a construction standpoint, their team of professionals ensures that the project is on time and under budget. The quality of the construction they have executed on our projects is very high."
James S. Dillon
Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
“Everything appears as communicated about the lease agreement, the move-in was smooth, and my daughter has only positive things to say about her residence. I am very pleased.”
Comment from Parent Survey, 2010
“I am very happy with the apartment and the lease arrangement. I feel it is a very good value for the money. I feel my student is in a comfortable environment conducive to studying and living.”
Comment from Parent Survey, 2010
“Our organization has the privilege of having partnered with EdR at every step of the way, design through management. At the outset of initial design work, they provided real-time national trends in the housing industry to ensure that when our project came online it did so by meeting the market where it is today, not where it was 5-10 years prior. Their expertise has been essential in putting our property in the position to be the premier off-campus housing option for University of Cincinnati students.”
Matthew P. Bourgeois
Director
Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation
Cincinnati, Ohio
Video testimonial from: Dr. Angelo Armenti, President, California University of Pennsylvania
“EdR’s commitment to student development compliments the expectations we have for the off-campus living experience at the University of South Carolina. We are partners in student development and look for opportunities to engage students both on campus and off campus.”
Anna Edwards
Director of Student Services
University of South Carolina
"EdR partnered with us at a time when we wanted to transition campus to a residential environment. Over the years, they have been instrumental in helping us meet our university's vision to provide a quality housing experience for our students. I attribute our success in strengthening the housing program at the University of Louisville to the ability of EdR to see our vision and to provide the staff and resources to help meet it. Students living on campus know only that they are on-campus and don't distinguish between who manages the halls. This is true partnership and one that we at UofL value."
Shannon D. Staten
Director of Housing and Residence Life
University of Louisville
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