US & Canada

Campus Life & Style (CLS), one of the nation’s leading operators of student housing communities, today announced it has been awarded the management of two student housing communities totaling 315 beds that are being developed by Next Space Development based in San Diego.

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents recently approved Georgia Tech’s proposal to construct a new student residential facility on campus to accommodate first-year enrollment growth over the next 10 years.

FAMU VP of Student Affairs William Hudson Jr. said the university's goal is to acquire enough housing for 45% of their student population equaling 4600 beds. The plan, though not concrete yet, will take some time to complete.

Aptitude Development is set to develop The Marshall St Louis, a 508-bed student housing development across from St Louis University. The Marshall St Louis will be the 10th ground up development for Aptitude since its inception in 2014 and the seventh iteration of its Marshall brand.

The facility at the University of Fraser Valley near Vancouver is being funded to a large degree by British Columbia.

Two new McMaster University student residences are going to “turn downtown Hamilton on its ear,” says the architect involved in the projects.

Trent University plans to add 500 to 700 new residence beds by 2027 in an effort to relieve pressure on Peterborough’s off-campus housing supply and have more students living on campus instead.

A developer plans to build approximately 280 units of student housing in Berkeley beginning in 2024 — fielding support from some and criticism from others who believe that the planned units are not affordable enough.

Real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Ducks Village, a 230-unit, 650-bed University of Oregon student housing asset in Eugene, OR. The firm represented the seller, a limited liability company in the transaction for an undisclosed price.

Nicholas Porter of Global Student Accommodation Group (GSA) has launched The Dot Group. The Dot Group combines GSA, operations company Yugo, student.com and Kinetic Capital under one umbrella.