US & Canada

A public-private partnership (P3) between Campus Apartments, Mosaic Development Partners and the University of Maryland has broken ground on a $148.8 million graduate student housing project on the university’s campus in College Park.

Dalhousie plans to begin site preparation for a new student residence in Halifax next spring to increase student housing capacity on campus.

Havenly Ventures, a vertically integrated real estate investment firm specializing in student housing, today announced the strategic acquisition of two premier student housing properties: Geddes Hill Apartments near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and The Row near Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.

Kennedy Wilson has closed senior construction loans for the development of three student housing projects totaling $184 million at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, University of North Texas and University of California, Berkeley.

Subtext and Nuveen Real Estate have recently acquired a 3.1-acre lot at 3133 N. Alafaya Trail in Orlando, less than a quarter-mile from the campus of University of Central Florida.

Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC, The Martin Group, and Valiance Capital today announced the formation of a joint venture to develop a new Class-A student housing community near the University of California at Berkeley campus, with construction scheduled to begin immediately and completion anticipated prior to the start of the 2026-2027 academic year.

Vesper Holdings acquired Gateway at Denton, located near the University of North Texas. Yardi Matrix data shows that the company took out a $25.3 million Freddie Mac loan for this acquisition, originated by KeyBank and arranged by AMA Financial.

Barings has divested of Varsity Berkeley, a purpose-built student housing property in Berkeley. Hawkins Way Capital acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.

Student housing demand appears to be normalizing to a more sustainable trend after record occupancy rates in Fall 2022 and 2023.

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business will hold a celebratory ground-breaking in October to mark the upcoming construction of a major project that will provide new, modern residences for students on School Grounds.