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St. James under new management

With the change in management of the St. James Complex to George Colwell, General Manager of Off-Campus Properties, the Cambridge Property Management office lays empty. Photo by Tessa Armich.
With the change in management of the St. James Complex to George Colwell, General Manager of Off-Campus Properties, the Cambridge Property Management office lays empty. Photo by Tessa Armich.

With the beginning of a new school year coincides with the beginning of a multitude of changes at Bradley: a new interim president, a changed general education core and new management for the St. James apartment complex.

Originally under management from Cambridge Property Management, St. James is now being maintained internally by Greg Colwell, general manager of Off-Campus University Properties.

“Our goal, as with all University-owned housing, is to provide students with a welcoming, affordable and safe environment,” Colwell said.

However, the St. James apartments have not changed ownership.

“Bradley University has always owned the St. James Complex,” Colwell said. “We’ve had a long relationship with Cambridge Management and we thank them for their years of service. The timing was just right to bring the complex back into the university management structure.”

As of the 2015-2016 school year, there are over 600 students living in the St. James Complex. The leases feature the new change in management.

“The switch hasn’t been too noticeable, which isn’t a bad thing,” senior political science and economics major Jason Blumenthal said. “Other than a change in who we pay, there haven’t been any hiccups. It’s been business as usual.”

Beginning this school year, a few changes have been implemented with the introduction of new management.

“All leasing and property services for the St. James Complex are being handled by our Off-Campus Properties Office located at 1103 West Main Street,” Colwell said. “All leasing terms and pricing for next school year will be reviewed and no discussions in this regard have taken place.”

Colwell said the St. James Complex would continue to lease to Bradley juniors and seniors, and that more details would be released later.

“At this time we’ve chosen to focus on the immediate needs of our residents and welcoming them back to campus,” Colwell said. “I can tell you at this point our office has received positive feedback in regards to this change.”

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