The Daily Dig
Work is underway on Juniper, a $115.41 million student housing project near the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Fayetteville issued a construction permit on March 4, clearing the way for vertical work on the seven-story, 294-unit development at 77 S. Duncan Ave. The project delivers 1,009 beds and is targeting a summer 2028 completion, putting residents in place ahead of fall classes.
The 649,751 square foot building sits on roughly four acres southeast of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, adjacent to Harmon Field, Fayetteville High School's football stadium. The program pairs a five-story residential structure wrapped around a seven-story parking garage, with 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail included.
Austin, Texas-based Endeavor Real Estate Group is developing the project, their first in Arkansas, backed by a four-year, $106.33 million construction loan from Beverly Hills-based Kennedy Wilson.
Project Snapshot:
Owner / Developer: Endeavor Real Estate Group (Austin, TX)
General Contractor / CM: FaverGray (Jacksonville Beach, FL)
Design Team: Modus Studio, Architect (Fayetteville, AR); Ecological Design Group, Civil Engineer (offices in Little Rock, Rogers, and Wynne, AR)
Sector: Student Housing
Value / GMP: $115.41 million
Financing: $106.33M four-year construction loan (Kennedy Wilson, Beverly Hills, CA); Equity via Endeavor Opportunity Partners III and Marble Capital (Houston, TX); Capital advisor: JLL (Chicago, IL)
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas - 77 S. Duncan Ave., southeast of Sam M. Walton College of Business, adjacent to Harmon Field
Site: 4 acres; acquired in separate transactions between December 2024 and November 2025 for a combined $9.21M by an Endeavor affiliate
Scope: 294 units, 1,009 beds, 649,751 SF; 5-story residential building wrapped around a 7-story parking garage; 3,000 SF ground-floor retail
Timeline / Status: Construction underway; expected completion summer 2028
TheJobWalk Thoughts
The wrapped garage configuration tells you a lot about how this job sequences. Structural and concrete have to perform before anything else moves, which puts real pressure on downstream trades and makes early procurement non-negotiable. The summer 2028 delivery is tied to an academic calendar, and that kind of hard deadline leaves no room to absorb delays in MEP rough-in or interior finishes across 294 units and 1,009 beds.
Lead times on mechanical equipment, elevator packages, and specialty systems need to be locked down now. Financing is closed, the permit is in hand, and the site is active. For subs and suppliers working the Arkansas market, the positioning window on this job is open today, not six months from now.
