KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Phase I /
College Town
COLLEGE TOWN - KENT
Phase I - Kent, OH
In August 2012, Fairmount Properties celebrated the grand opening for College Town Kent. Located in historic Downtown Kent, this new district is less than a five minute walk to the KSU campus and their ever-growing student population. This exciting, $100+ million pedestrian-scaled development is anchored by the KSU hotel and office space for hundreds of professionals.
College Town includes 200,000+ sq. ft. of street- level retail including apparel, home and specialty stores as well as restaurants with outdoor patio seating. Class A office space and residences geared to young professionals complement the development, adding additional built-in customers for the ground floor restaurants and retail. College Town Kent is providing KSU and surrounding communities a vibrant, engaging place to live, work, shop, and recreate.
COLLEGE TOWN KENT / AT A GLANCE
— Prime location at the gateway to Kent State University
— 31,000 students and university professionals adjacent to the site
— Awarded NE Ohio’s 2012 Mixed-Use Project of the Year (NAIOP)
— 200,000 sq. ft. of street level retail, restaurants, and more
— 42,000 vehicles per day travel through the College Town area
— 2012 project of the year, Ohio Economic Development Association