US & Canada

Time is up for a weathered cluster of brown-shingle historic buildings in Berkeley’s Southside neighborhood, once home of the Anna Head School for Girls, established in 1892, 14 years after the city was established.

Gilbane Development Company and CBRE Investment Management are excited to announce the successful financial closing of Zaya, a top-tier student housing project situated near the University of Florida in Gainesville.

In 2022, the board approved plans for the Student Life Village, which aims to provide more than 1,700 beds for students. However, during Tuesday’s meeting, the board will decide whether to cancel the Student Life Village project and instead focus on renovating Slusher Hall.

JLL Capital Markets announced that it has arranged the joint venture equity for the development of two student housing communities: Signature on Varsity and Signature on Grand.

Earlier this week, Toronto-based Forum Asset Management published the Q4 2024 results for its Real Estate Income & Impact Fund (REIIF), simultaneously revealing that a student housing building Forum acquired last year is set to be repositioned under the REIIF.

Landmark Properties has closed on the acquisition of a 1.56-acre site at 134 N. Eagleville Rd., adjacent to the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) main campus in Storrs, CT. The firm will begin construction on The Mark Mansfield, a 738-bed student housing community, in late 2025.

From left are Kennesaw State University student Dallas Lee, KSU President Kathy Schwaig, KSU Foundation Chair Teddy Parrish and Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell. KSU officials and local leaders broke ground on a new $50 million student housing facility Wednesday.

Tiffin University announced plans for new housing that would hold around 450 students upon completion. According to a press release from the university, construction would be completed in two phases with the first phase beginning in January 2026.

Subtext, a student housing and multifamily owner-operator based in St. Louis, has partnered with Larson Capital Management for a two-phase student housing development near Texas A&M University in College Station.

Plans for a 23-story UC Berkeley Dorm are expected to be discussed this Wednesday in a meeting with the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee for the Regents of the University of California. The project will bring 1,625 beds and a new dining hall to 2200 Bancroft Way in Southside, Berkeley.