Up Campus Properties is proposing a 950-unit student housing project at Rural Road between Apache Blvd. and University Drive in Tempe. The project, which will have 2,391 bedrooms, will be reviewed by a Tempe town development review committee. In addition to the bedrooms, the project will include more than 14,000 square feet of restaurant space.

AZBEX reports the project, to be called Nova Tempe, is currently occupied by various commercial uses, including a gas station, retail and restaurants.

The amenities plan includes ground-floor open/courtyard spaces, a rooftop deck, pools, pickleball courts, fireplaces, recreation areas, and a walking/running track.

If approved, construction is expected to start in Q3 2025. The residential towers could take 28-30 months, and the garage could take 10-12 months. The design firm is Dwell Design Studio. 

Aptitude Development is breaking ground on The Marshall Tempe, a student housing project near Arizona State University.  Located at 1031 E Apache Blvd, The Marshall Tempe will welcome Sun Devils for the Fall 2026 semester.

Designed by BKV Associates (Architectural) and CHA Consulting (Engineering), the project features 485 beds. Aptitude removed a 72-room hotel occupying the site and will replace it with a seven-story mid-rise.

Residents will have access to amenities, including:

• A pool.
• Study lounges.
• A cold plunge and sauna.
• A gym.

The Marshall Tempe will be Aptitude’s 11th ground-up development. The company has over 10,000 beds planned throughout the country. 

ASU had its largest enrollment class ever in 2023, with more than 144,000 students between online and in-person classes across all its campuses. In-person enrollment broke 80,000 students for the first time in the school’s history. 65,000 are undergrads, 15,000 are graduate students. 1/4th of the student body lives in on-campus, university-affiliated housing.