Furnishing
Chapman Grand

Chapman purchased the property for $150 million in November 2017 and rebranded it Chapman Grand. Located at East Katella Avenue and South Lewis Street, the building can house up to 900 students across one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, each with its own kitchen, living room, appliances, and full furniture package.

The first residents were scheduled to arrive the week of August 20, 2018. That gave the university a fixed date — the kind of date that does not move — and a very large amount of furniture to receive, stage, and install before it arrived.

VIP Transport handled the warehousing and delivery.

VIP Transport has supported Chapman University across multiple renovation and new-construction projects for years. Chapman Grand was the largest of them — but by the time it landed on VIP's desk, the university and the operations team already knew how the other side worked. That prior work is why the project ran smoothly under a compressed calendar, and why the same relationship is still in place for future Chapman projects.

The result: Chapman Grand opened on schedule with 740 residents in its first fall term — a full 140 above the university's original 600-student target and roughly 80% of the building's 900-student capacity. Every one of those students walked into a fully furnished apartment.