It’s been more than a decade since Taylor Johnson client CA Ventures and its student housing entity, CA Student Living, pioneered the co-living model, in which renters lease a bedroom rather than an entire unit. Once marketed exclusively to students, the concept has gone mainstream as rents have soared, with non-student residents representing 10 to 15 percent of renters at CA Student Living properties in urban centers. When UNITS magazine was looking for content to supplement its student housing features, we pitched and placed a byline on the popularity of co-living penned by CA Student Living President JJ Smith. Click here to read the full article.

A suite at Uncommon Madison, a 410-bed community near the University of Wisconsin-Madison, features high-end finishes and sweeping views of the adjacent campus.