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the old lexington market neighborhood, for example, where o.z. money has put up student housing for the university of maryland campus nearby. as promoter jill homan says... >> it's in a low-income census tract that is, you know, defined with a certain poverty level. they're providing jobs. many of them are bringing needed retail. many of them are taking blight or in urban communities. for many in these communities, the idea of bringing in well- constructed, well-designed buildings to improve the quality of life, i think it's fantastic. >> what this is, is student housing. but it's not like the dorms that you and i went to. it's got granite countertops and, you know, it's got a roof deck, and everything. >> reporter: "prosper on fayette," with studio apartments starting at $1,600 a month. >> this is a $50 million project. about $20 million of it comes from opportunity zone money. >> reporter: a project with a sweet potential payoff. as, it so happens, is the case with a lot of o.z. investment for student housing around the country. >> that student