US & Canada

The land has been blessed and construction is set to begin in the coming months on North Island College’s (NIC) first on-campus student residence. The $77.2 million Student Housing Commons project will see the construction of two separate residence buildings near each other on the college’s Comox Valley Campus in Courtenay, B.C.

The University of Iowa is asking $45 million for a dorm that houses more than 1,000 students. Selling the building is part of the university’s five-year plan to improve student housing, which includes renovating two existing dorms and building a new one on the east side of the Iowa City campus.

The University of Guelph is expanding its residence spaces by leasing a nearby property at 785 Gordon Street for the next three years.

Students at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) campus will soon have two new housing options, including a 179-unit development by Unité de travail pour l'implantation de logement étudiant (UTILE).

Zalmi Klyne, SVP/managing director of Northmarq’s Los Angeles office, finalized construction financing of $14 million for 535 Glenrock Ave in Los Angeles, a few blocks away from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus.

GREA is pleased to announce the sale of a 384 bed student community near Florida State University. The Venetian, located at 235 S Ocala Rd, has 96 units, totaling 384 beds, and is walking distance to Florida State. 

Landmark Properties, a fully-integrated real estate firm specializing in development, construction, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, announced its second project in a build-to-core joint venture with Manulife Investment Management.

Douglas College is spreading the word about the new campus building it’s planning to build across the street from its main New Westminster campus. The college is proposing to build a 20-storey building at 808 Royal Ave.

The University of Kentucky is set to trial a pilot housing program which will see three students living in a space designed for two,...

Madison’s Plan Commission unanimously approved a proposal from Chicago-based Core Spaces to develop a 12-story student housing complex on West Johnson Street, despite concerns about a lack of affordable units.