US & Canada

Tailwind Group and its partners have acquired Campus Trails, a 156-unit, 480-bed student housing community in Starkville, Miss., serving the Mississippi State University. LivCor was the previous owner, according to Yardi Matrix information.

The University of Michigan has faced a decades-long shortage of on-campus student housing. The University of Michigan has engaged American Campus Communities in a public-private partnership to lead the development of the environmentally sustainable living-learning student community.

Parallel, an Austin-based real estate development firm, has recently gained zoning approvals on a 671-bed property located at 2413 S. 14th Street. The property will serve students attending Texas Tech University with pedestrian adjacency to the core of campus.

Landmark Properties, a fully-integrated real estate firm specializing in development, construction, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, announces its plans to build The Standard at West Lafayette, a 678-bed, 253-unit student housing community near Purdue University.

The Ontario government’s efforts to cut red tape through the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 is helping build more new student housing faster to address their specific housing needs while freeing up affordable homes for individuals and families in the City of London.

West Lafayette-based Muinzer on Friday announced the acquisition of Grant Street Station and South Street Station for a total of $46 million.

Rockpoint, a Boston-based real estate private equity firm, and Realco Capital Partners, a real estate investment company specializing in student housing, today announced the acquisition of Summit Place, a Class A, mid-rise student housing community in Charleston, South Carolina.

Core Spaces has moved forward with a 26-story student housing tower at the foot of UC Berkeley. The project, dubbed the Hub, is slated to go before the Zoning Adjustment Board next month. It would replace two mixed-use buildings.

Vesper Holdings, in partnership with an institutional investor, has acquired The Lex, a 649-bed student housing community in Lexington, Ky.

Located at 1801 Cumberland Ave., the community will rise seven stories and offer 215 units in studio through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities will include a rooftop swimming pool, hot tub and sun deck, as well as ground floor retail. Construction on the project is set to begin in spring 2025.