The Cove at State Street 417 E State St Immeuble residentiel 402 lots À vendre Baton Rouge, LA 70802

The Cove at State Street (formerly Tiger Manor) is a 402-unit, 686-bed garden-style apartment community in Baton Rouge’s North Gate neighborhood, the principal off-campus housing district immediately north of Louisiana State University. The property comprises 311,156 rentable square feet across studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts (453–1,116 SF) and offers a resort-style pool, fitness center, yoga studio, in-unit washers and dryers, and stainless steel appliances, with select units featuring hardwood flooring.
As a student-oriented multifamily community functioning as off-campus housing, the asset is positioned to benefit directly from one of the most favorable university demand backdrops in the Southeast. LSU enrolled 43,385 students in Fall 2025, including a record 8,214-student freshman class with the strongest academic profile in school history. First-year retention exceeds 84%, and the six-year graduation rate exceeds 65%. With roughly 78% of students living off-campus and no announced on-campus housing additions at scale, structural demand for North Gates product continues to grow - a tailwind that supports leasing velocity, rent growth, and long-term market desirability. Tiger Stadium and LSU’s broader athletics and cultural footprint reinforce year-round activity in the immediate area, while Highland Road and State Street connect the property to downtown Baton Rouge, Southern University, and the regional employment base.
The opportunity is both operational and a heavy value-add play. Under current ownership, the asset has been chronically under-leased and under-rented, with significant deferred maintenance and a capital program required to bring units and common areas to a competitive standard for the LSU market. The business plan combines a substantial capital program across unit interiors, building exteriors, and amenity spaces; a leasing and marketing reset timed to the LSU academic and pre-leasing cycle under an experienced student-housing operator; and a recalibration of operating expenses to bring turnover, insurance, and other line items in line with student-housing market norms.
The combination of a deep-going-in basis, a substantial value-creation path, a growing flagship university demand engine, and an irreplaceable walkable location adjacent to the North Gates Corridor makes The Cove at State Street a compelling opportunity worthy of further diligence.
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BROKER
Jennifer Stein Real Estate, Inc.
LA License: Brok995713229-CORP
Jennifer D. Stein, Broker
LA License: Brok0995688204-Act
T: 213-446-5366
E: jstein@jenniferstein-realestate.com
OUT OF STATE COOPERATING BROKER
Rittenhouse Realty Advisors dba GREA
PA License: RB067751
Kenneth Wellar
Founding Partner
PA License: AB067611
T: 215-454-2879
E: ken.wellar@grea.com
JORDON EMMOTT
Founding Partner
TX License: 593214
T: 713.595.9584
E: jordon.emmott@grea.com
Adam Smith
Senior Broker
OR License: 201221968
T: 971-717-6345
E: adam.smith@grea.com
Steffan Ramos
Senior Associate
FL License: SL3567994
T: 832-447-0149
E: steffan.ramos@grea.com
Adam Sokolowski
Associate
NY License: 10401388938
T: 585-766-3907
E: adam.sokolowski@grea.com