Texas Medical Center · Houston, Texas
Texas A&M
Life Tower
A half-billion-dollar P3, closed and funded.
A 19-story, 714-bed student housing high-rise at Texas A&M Innovation Plaza in the Texas Medical Center — part of a $550 million, 2.2-million-square-foot public-private partnership, one of the largest ever undertaken at the Texas Medical Center. Craig served as Senior Vice President for Development.
The Opportunity
Life Tower is proof of what this operator delivers.
$550M
Total P3 Investment
714
Student Housing Beds · 19 Stories
2.2M
Square Feet in the Program
- One of the largest P3 developments ever at the Texas Medical Center.
- Largest Texas A&M System development outside College Station.
- Closed and funded with institutional partners HTA and CIM Group.
- Won in 2019 against 25 competing developers; delivered June 2022 through COVID.
Life Tower is a 19-story, 714-bed student housing high-rise at Texas A&M Innovation Plaza in Houston — built to serve Texas A&M’s Engineering-Medicine (EnMed) program at the Texas Medical Center, alongside a 13-level parking garage for 2,700 vehicles, the largest serving the Texas Medical Center market.
Craig led the development team that won the business in 2019 against 25 competing developers. The first project-team design meeting — 30 professionals — was held February 20, 2020; the shutdown came 30 days later. The project was fully designed, planned, and financed through COVID.
The development closed and funded on June 24, 2021 with partner Healthcare Trust of America and lender CIM Group. At $550 million of total investment across 2.2 million square feet, the Innovation Plaza public-private partnership is one of the largest ever undertaken at the Texas Medical Center — and the largest Texas A&M University System development outside its flagship campus in College Station. Life Tower — Craig named it — delivered in June 2022 as the program’s first phase.
Craig Laher served as Senior Vice President for Development on the project. In his words, the most difficult and most professionally fulfilling project he ever worked on — and, as he put it in the closing announcement: “This project team is truly special.”
In His Own Words
“…on-budget and actually ahead of schedule despite the numerous headwinds of COVID-19, labor shortages, inflating prices, two hurricanes, and the worst winter storm of our generation.”
— Craig Laher, in the public closing announcement
The Asset
Student Housing · P3
Project Facts
Scope & Execution
- Senior Vice President for Development on the P3 program
- Led the team selected in 2019 over 25 competing developers
- 19-story, 714-bed Life Tower student housing high-rise — delivered June 2022
- 13-level, 2,700-vehicle parking garage — largest serving the TMC market
- Closed and funded with Healthcare Trust of America and CIM Group
- Part of a $550M, 2.2M SF public-private partnership with the Texas A&M System
What Makes This Different
Few operators can point to a track record like this.
Not because they aren’t qualified —
but because the system was never built for them.
No middlemen. No gatekeepers.
Direct access to institutional-grade wellness real estate.
How to Invest
Invest alongside this track record.
This is the caliber of operator you invest alongside. Here is how accredited investors participate in the current opportunity.
Apply & Qualify
Complete the short application. We verify your accredited investor status and investment goals to ensure this is the right fit.
Schedule Your Investor Call
Get on a call with Craig Laher directly. We walk through the current opportunity, the development pipeline, and whether the offering fits your objectives.
Review the Opportunity
Receive the full investor packet including the private placement memorandum, project details, pro formas, and tax-advantaged structuring options for your review.
Fund & Get Paid Monthly
Deploy your capital from a $25,000 minimum on a renewable 12-month holding period. Your preferred return of up to 21% per annum accrues from day one, with interest paid to you monthly.
Monitor Your Investment
Receive regular updates on project progress, financials, and milestones. Full transparency from groundbreaking through distributions.
Current Offering
Up to 21%
Preferred Per Annum
Your capital deserves better returns.
Open to accredited investors only. Up to 21% preferred per annum, with interest paid monthly, $25,000 minimum placement, and a renewable 12-month holding period. Tax-advantaged structures available.
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