US & Canada

CRG and co-developer Shapack Partners have closed on the site and secured full construction financing for Chapter Ann Arbor, a 19-story student housing tower located one block from the University of Michigan’s Central Campus in Ann Arbor. The property will feature 625 beds across 183 units. Construction is slated to begin in August, with completion anticipated in time for the 2027-2028 academic year.

The university will add more apartment-style housing for students as officials say there has been “unprecedented demand for student housing” despite a steady decline in enrollment.

Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc., one of Canada's largest rental-apartment owners, is launching a national student-housing build-out to address an expected shortfall of 400,000 student beds by 2031. The company plans to break ground on student-focused apartments in multiple Ontario cities and Western Canada, branding them under the 'Waverley' name, despite recent federal cuts to international student visas.

In a major step away from its history as a commuter school, Metropolitan State University of Denver has announced it is building its first university-owned student residence hall.

A joint venture between GMH Communities and Wexford Science & Technology has completed ANOVA Aggie Square, a 252-bed development located on Stockton Boulevard near the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) campus in Sacramento. The community offers 190 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom configurations.

Palm Beach Atlantic University has just locked in a $235.8 million tax-exempt bond deal—one of the largest campus-backed financings in Florida this year—to fund a transformative new student housing project in West Palm Beach.

The Cincinnati City Planning Commission unanimously approved the final development plan for the Euclid and Corry development in Corryville, Ohio, a student-focused housing project by Kingsley + Co. located just a quarter mile from the University of Cincinnati.

Transwestern Real Estate Services has arranged the $26.3 million sale of Monarch 815, a 576-bed student housing property located at 1109 University Parkway near the East Tennessee State University campus in Johnson City.

The Kansas City Art Institute has purchased a hotel for 134 beds of new student housing near the Main Street streetcar extension.

The Pinecrest student housing complex on 19th and Boston Avenue in Lubbock, Texas is set to begin construction next April and is expected to open in Fall 2028.