Texas State University’s student population is growing alongside that of the city’s. With an influx of students, the university is continually looking for ways to provide affordable housing that is not just for freshmen.
Dr. Bill Mattera, executive director for housing and residence life, said the school purchased two apartment buildings, Vistas and Sanctuary Lofts, on Dec. 18.
“We don’t intend to take down Sanctuary and Vistas. We intend to operate them as they are,” Mattera said. “The goal for these properties is not to have more first year student housing, which I think a lot of folks believe it is. It is actually to have us in control of some upper division housing for affordability reasons [and] … some scholarships and things that require students to live on campus. So we need to have some level of upper division housing.”
