Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC. has broken ground on a community of prefabricated modular rental units that will bring affordable housing to Pittsburgh. The project, called Ltd. Spring Run, is Greystar’s first property constituted only of Modern Living Solutions’...
Capital Raising & Investment
UBC Properties Trust IS BUILDING Unique JV Partnerships AND Delivering Billions in Value
UBC Properties Trust is celebrating 30 years of owning and operating real estate within arm’s length of the University of British Columbia – with massive success, unique JV partnerships, and state-of-the-art mixed-used buildings. “We have made from our sale of...
Institutional Investors: There’s Room for Different Types of Housing in University Environments across Canada
A panel of institutional investors agreed that Canada’s housing crisis is a unique opportunity; however, they disagreed on the type of housing product developers could bring to university lands. Canada faces a housing shortage in many cities due to a growing...
Raleigh-Based (USA) PREISS COMPANY Recapitalizes its Collective at Clemson, Plans MAJOR UPGRADE
The Preiss Company of Raleigh, NC has announced the successful recapitalization of its 598-bed Collective in Clemson in South Carolina, and plans a significant modernization upgrade in 2024. The PBSH complex is located roughly one mile from campus. In a public...
PHILADELPHIA-BASED GMH COMMUNITIES ANNOUNCES NICK LEE AS CHIEF ACQUISITIONS OFFICER
Mr. Lee has held prior positions in the industry, including his most recent role as SVP at Blue Vista Capital Management. Prior to Blue Vista Capital, Lee worked at Inland Private Capital Corporation, Deloitte and University of Michigan. He currently serves as a Board...
SHURE Iberian Peninsula Showcase: Stoneshield Capital and MICAMPUS APPROACH EUROPEAN HOUSING SHORTAGE
Madrid-based Stoneshield Capital is scaling its MICAMPUS student housing operator platform in the Iberian Peninsula countries of Spain and Portugal, and throughout Europe. Stoneshield Capital operates in several industries including student housing, digital asset...
The SHURE Initiative Interview: GSA’s James Hunt ON Global Factors Impacting Real Estate, International Enrollment & Future Strategy
The SHURE Initiative interviewed Mr. James Hunt, Global Head of Real Estate at Global Student Accommodation on April 20, 2023 about important macro trends impacting the student accommodation outlook. Mr. Hunt leads the global real estate team and is responsible...
What’s the Best Terminology to Support Buying & Selling OF Student-Related Assets?
CIBT Education Group’s Toby Chu is one of the most active developers in Canada, but says his student-related real estate is not marketed as purpose-built student housing, or the acronym PBSH. Chu addressed the misnomers of this growing asset class in Canada at...
GSA closes more than $550m in financing facilities across the Unites States
Global Student Accommodation (“GSA” or the “Company”), the global leader in student housing, announces that it has closed four financing facilities in the U.S. totaling in excess of $550m (the “Facilities”). The Facilities with Pacific Life Insurance Company, J.P....