SHURE Content
SHURE GTA panel: Students want more in-person connection post-pandemic, and the real estate industry must respond with revolutionary ways of designing buildings
A new way of thinking about post-secondary building design is underway in Canada, thanks to forward-thinking executives from ARK | PETROFF and others in the operations arena. Challenges of the last few years have been met by the best minds to redesign higher...
SHURE Media Center: Rendering Fly-Through of Georgia’s Largest Knowledge Community, by Rowen Foundation
The Rowen Foundation: We are the independent, mission-driven, not-for-profit entity leading the planning and visioning of Rowen, responsible for project leadership and operations to ensure the long-term vision for Rowen is never compromised. Our Mission: To be a...
Occupying the space between placemaking, development, and policy
My name is Warren Price. I'm a partner and urban designer with a firm called Urban Strategies here in Toronto. Urban Strategies is an urban design and planning firm. I like to describe what we do as occupying the space between placemaking, development, and...
Research Infosource names Waterloo Research University as Canada’s top comprehensive research university
The University of Waterloo has been designated Research University of the Year in the comprehensive category by Research Infosource Inc. for the 16th consecutive year. Waterloo’s consistent ranking is a testament to the University being at the forefront of fostering...
The University of Toronto has been named the most sustainable university in the world by QS World University Rankings
The University of Toronto has been named the most sustainable university in the world by the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024, which evaluates post-secondary institutions for their environmental impact, social impact, and governance. Today's ranking...
University-Anchored Knowledge Communities: Real estate as a living laboratory for campus innovation and growth
My name is Mason Ailstock, and I am honored to serve as the President and CEO of the Rowen Foundation, a not-for-profit organization based in metro Atlanta. Having recently visited Toronto and spoken at SHURE Initiative GTA & Eastern Canada, I wanted to share some...
Now’s the time to be looking to buy Italian PBSA, according to William fforde of Domatia: “We wouldn’t be creating this fund if we didn’t believe it would work”
Veteran developer-investor William fforde, a founder of UniLodge, the U.K.'s first nationwide independent chain of direct-let student accommodation sold in 2001, freely admits that his hair is greying. Today, William and his Domatia colleagues are meeting the...
SHURE Toronto panel: Is real estate investment sales activity in ‘hibernation?’ A Top 10 List (Part 1: #10, #9, #8)
Post-pandemic micro and macro factors are having a significant impact on commercial real estate investment sales transactions. Unexpected inflation has persisted. Inflation rates have risen rapidly, and it continues to be challenging to deliver new housing...
SHURE GTA panel: Significant changes are underway in the evolution of unit type preferences and cost tolerances
While enrollments in Canada have surged in recent years, the locations from which students are attending have evolved. Canada's domestic enrollment is forecast to increase next year and continue rising after 15 years of stagnation. Meanwhile, Canada's international...
SHURE IN YOUR EARS Episode #7: Launching a Canadian Student Housing Fund
Alex Bruvels, Partner, Capital Markets & Securities, McMillan LLP Canada, with its rapidly growth population, is attracting the interest of investors and private capital from various global regions. Canada’s overall population recently exceeded California's. ...
Bonard Presents Canada PBSA Intel at SHURE GTA
Vienna-based BONARD recently participated in SHURE GTA & Eastern Canada, a high-level program produced by the SHURE Initiative and attended by more than 400 university stakeholders and student accommodation executives. Real Estate Business Development Director...
CANADA’S Alignvest Student Housing REIT invests in partnership to acquire property in Toronto for redevelopment
Alignvest Student Housing Inc. ("Alignvest") is pleased to announce that Alignvest Student Housing REIT ("ASH REIT"), through Canadian Student Living Group Limited Partnership, has entered into a partnership with Northwest Value Partners Inc. to acquire 149 College...