The Scion Group Rolls Out ParkStash Across 125+ Student Housing Communities

Scion rollout snapshot

Communities in the rollout

125+

States

28

visitor parking registrations

106K+ — April–October 16, 2026 — 56 Scion communities

Story topics

Student housing, Portfolio rollout, Digital permits, Resident parking, Visitor parking

How Scion Scaled Student Housing Parking Management with ParkStash

Khymyanna Taylor, Director of Business Operations at The Scion Group, joins Sameer Saran, Founder & CEO of ParkStash, to discuss the student housing parking rollout and partnership.

About The Scion Group

The Scion Group is the world’s largest owner-operator of student housing. Its national platform includes 187 communities and nearly 117K beds across 92 university markets in 37 states, with over $13 billion in assets under management.

People behind the results

About The Scion Group

The Scion Group is the world’s largest owner-operator of student housing, with a focus on the student residential experience since 1999. Its national platform includes 187 communities and nearly 117K beds across 92 university markets in 37 states, with over $13 billion in assets under management. Learn more about The Scion Group

Scion’s 2026 growth includes a 12-property acquisition with Ares and four communities acquired from SCHENK+ affiliates in a second Ares transaction. Scion also announced its acquisition of the Student Quarters operating platform, which closed on September 15, 2026.

From North Carolina to a broader rollout

Scion first saw ParkStash in action at a few North Carolina communities. Acceptance at those communities helped reveal a larger opportunity: parking could become a managed amenity with useful information about who was registering, when spaces were being used, and where teams needed to follow up.

That early experience informed the broader rollout. Instead of treating each parking lot as a separate administrative burden, Scion could build on a common platform and carry lessons from one community to the next.

A repeatable approach across property types

Scion operates high-rise, mid-rise, cottage, and garden-style communities. Each brings different parking needs, but teams share the need for a process that is clear for residents, practical for staff, and visible to regional leadership.

Feedback from general managers and regional managers helped shape the expansion. Scion and ParkStash refined the approach as the program grew, using experience from operating communities to make the next rollout easier. The result is a consistent parking foundation that can support different asset types.

A big part of the rollout process was making sure the platform worked for each asset type. Scion used that practical focus to build a repeatable approach across its communities.

Less time writing passes. More time for residents.

Manual visitor passes and vehicle logs interrupt the work of leasing, responding to residents, and coordinating maintenance. ParkStash moves visitor registration into a digital process: guests use QR reservations to register their parking, and teams can review the resulting visitor logs in one place.

From April through October 16, 2026, ParkStash handled more than 106K visitor parking registrations across 56 Scion communities, giving teams a digital record of visitor parking activity at scale. This measured activity covers 56 communities, separate from the broader 125+ community rollout.

For on-site teams, fewer manual steps mean staff time savings and lower operational costs. Instead of writing passes and recording plate information by hand, teams can focus more of their day on the resident experience.

Resident parking, connected from move-in to move-out

Scion is expanding digital resident permits alongside visitor parking. Residents can manage their vehicle information without relying on a physical decal or a parking pass in the window.

When a resident uses a different car, they can update the license plate in ParkStash. Property management and towing partners can access the updated permit information, helping teams check the right vehicle against the right parking permission. That reduces avoidable confusion and the manual work of keeping separate records aligned.

ParkStash integrates with Entrata, the property management software used by The Scion Group, to keep resident parking permits aligned with move-ins and move-outs. As students move in or out, resident information syncs automatically, allowing parking permits to be activated or expired accordingly. This reduces manual updates for on-site teams and keeps resident parking management connected to Scion’s existing operations.

Explore the ParkStash + Entrata integration

Parking revenue that supports community budgets

QR reservations and scan-to-pay turn visitor parking into an ancillary revenue opportunity. Guests have a straightforward way to register and pay, while property teams gain a clearer record of parking activity.

For Scion communities, parking revenue helps offset operating budgets. Combined with less manual administration and lower operational costs, the program makes parking a more useful part of the business—not just another task for the front office.

Better information for enforcement and security review

Digital resident and visitor permits give enforcement teams a shared view of parking permissions. Mobile LPR-supported enforcement helps staff identify plates, check permit status, and follow up on unauthorized parking with better context.

Towing companies use mobile LPR and the ParkStash Enforcer App to check for violations and record them. Those records give property teams a clear audit trail showing why a vehicle was towed, connecting the enforcement action to the parking violation and making follow-up easier.

Visitor logs also support Scion’s community-security team. Before a visit, the team can review parking activity to understand a community’s traffic. When an incident needs follow-up, digital records help narrow the review to a time and day and identify relevant registration information.

This visibility helps security staff and courtesy officers focus their attention and use their time more efficiently across large communities.

We didn't realize how many cars are coming and going every single day.

Visitor logs that support Scion’s security department

Scion’s community-security department uses ParkStash visitor logs to review parking activity before visiting a property and to understand how much traffic a community is seeing. The records give the team a shared view of registrations instead of relying on handwritten vehicle logs.

When an incident needs review, the security team can look back at the relevant day and time and examine associated visitor registration information. That context helps security guards and courtesy officers focus their follow-up and gives property teams a clearer record to work from.

Visibility when game-day traffic increases

Student-housing communities near major universities face a different parking environment on game days. Khymyanna points to communities around LSU, the University of Alabama, and the University of Georgia when describing the value of greater awareness during these busy periods.

Parking records give teams a clearer view of activity when visitor demand rises. That information supports decisions about parking use and helps teams stay attentive to what is happening around the community.

A clearer view for regional and executive teams

The value of a shared parking platform extends beyond the property office. Portfolio-wide visibility helps Scion’s leadership understand parking activity and see how the rollout is progressing.

Khymyanna describes using that view in conversations with executives and regional vice presidents. Teams can plan expansion around other community priorities and capital projects, keeping workloads manageable and resources focused.

We want to make sure that we're being efficient with our time and intentional with our resources.

A responsive partner as the program grows

A portfolio rollout depends on more than software. Scion and ParkStash have built a working relationship around direct communication, feedback from property teams, and the ability to adapt as needs change.

For Khymyanna, open communication is a defining part of the partnership. The relationship allows the teams to keep improving the parking process while supporting Scion’s growth.

The ease of communication. I brag a little bit. I always say Sameer is my favorite vendor to work with. Our communication has been very open and very honest. And we both see the benefit in this mutual relationship for sure.

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