US & Canada

Subtext has launched VERVE Ann Arbor, a 12-story student housing development with 741 beds and 217 units near the University of Michigan, featuring diverse layouts from studios to six-bedroom apartments.

UC Irvine has opened Oso Tower, a five-story student housing complex with 424 undergraduate beds and a new community center.

The residence hall, designed for up to 96 students its reopening in response to enrolment increase.

Treehaus Townhomes and Flats, a new off-campus student housing community, announced it is now pre-leasing for August 2026 move-ins.

Seventh and James Baptist Church is selling half of its five-acre property in Waco to Parallel Collective, an Austin-based architecture firm, which will develop a 265-unit, 621-bedroom student housing complex scheduled for construction from 2026 to 2028.

Harbor Bay Ventures has begun construction on 9th and High, a 13-story, 242,000-square-foot student housing complex in Columbus’ University District, set to be the tallest mass timber student residence in the U.S. and Columbus’ first large-scale wood-structured building, with completion expected by summer 2027.

Lawrence Group hired Associate Principal/Senior Project Manager Nick Naeger at its St. Louis headquarters. Naeger will join Lawrence Group’s Student Housing practice.

Tripalink Real Estate is developing a six-story student housing project at 535 East Santa Clara Street in San Jose, featuring 41 units with a total of 147 bedrooms, less than ten minutes from San Jose State University.

Georgetown University opened a new residential complex on its Hilltop Campus in August, providing apartment-style housing for up to 732 juniors and seniors across Byrnes, Hayden, and Henle Halls, with Henle Hall set to open later this academic year.

Yugo, the world’s largest and most diversified student housing operator, has acquired U.S.-based Campus Advantage, adding nearly 40,000 beds across 88 properties, significantly expanding its North American footprint and operational scale.