JF 3894: Building for Gen Z, Investing in Universities, and Housing Resilience ft. Gary Holloway Jr.

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4.8 • 983 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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On this episode of Best Ever CRE, Slocomb Reed interviews Gary Holloway Jr., CEO of GMH Communities, to discuss how his second-generation company evolved from local syndications to large-scale institutional student housing developments. Gary shares insights on identifying top-tier markets for student housing, the economics behind $100K+ per bed projects, and the importance of partnering with experienced operators for success. He also introduces GMH’s “Innovative Living” model—a flexible blend of student and conventional housing designed to serve emerging life science hubs. Gary emphasizes the continued resilience of student housing as an investment class, even through market downturns. Gary Holloway Jr. - CEO & President - Based in: Newtown Square, Pennsylvania - Say hi to them at www.gmhcommunities.com/ Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/cre. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Join the Best Ever Community The Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria. Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow. Apply now at www.bestevercommunity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	Best ever listeners, welcome to the best ever CRE show.
0:33.7	I'm Slocombe, and today we are joined by Gary Holloway Jr.
0:37.6	Gary's joining us from Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, and the Philly area.
0:42.0	He is the chief executive officer and president of GMH communities.
0:47.3	GMH has 24 total properties across 13 states, which include nearly 9,000 student housing beds, 1,700 conventional
0:57.4	residential units, and over 1,000 units that they call innovative living, which I'm sure I'll
1:03.5	be asking him about in a moment. That said, Gary, welcome. Tell us a little bit more about
1:08.2	your background, what you're currently focused on. Slocum, thanks for having us. I'm excited to be here. So we are really excited. We're on our 40th year.
1:16.7	So I am second generation in the family real estate business. The GMH is Gary Holloway. I am the second edition. So Gary Holloway, Jr.
1:27.0	We have been sort of everything. I think I
1:29.5	heard some of your background in syndication and having other high net worse and the credit
1:34.8	investors. That's the roots of our company. We started that way in 1985 and then just continued to
1:42.3	graduate to other capital stacks. So today, largely institutional
1:47.4	investors, our GP is made up of family members and one ultra high net worth family. And,
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