Beyond buildings and beds

From site selection to community management

We design, build and operate student accommodation that delivers way more than buildings and beds.

DEVELOPMENTINVESTMENTSTRATEGY

Development

Campus Estates is a student accommodation developer and development partner to investors, developers, funders and landowners.
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We’ve been at the forefront of student accommodation in the UK and Australia for over 20 years. We’ve delivered or led the development of over 25,000 student beds with a clear track record of growing portfolios through acquisitions and development. This includes over 7,000 beds for two of Australia’s largest market leading operators since 2009.
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Campus Estates applies a rigorous approach to development: we work with established consultants and professional teams to ensure complex site and building matters are dealt with, costs managed expertly, and values maximised.
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We can adapt and structure acquisition and development opportunities to suit our partners in a range of ways:
  • Options and conditional acquisitions to ensure site value is maximised
  • Development management and project delivery agreements
  • Land management agreement and joint ventures with landowners
  • Joint Ventures with Investors, Developers and student operators.

Campus Properties is building with Baracon

Campus Estates development arm, Campus Properties is partnering with the Baracon Property Group to establish a portfolio of properties to provide over 10,000 student beds across Australia and New Zealand over the next 5 years.

Baracon was established in 2000. Founding director Brett Rogers has over 35 years-experience in property development, commercial building, construction, real estate marketing and sales.  

As a developer, project manager and builder, Baracon covers the complete development cycle from site acquisition to sales and marketing; including construction management and design. Baracon is known for its:
  • Established track record of successful project completion
  • Steering projects to completion as a highly reputable and active property development group
  • Proactive project and consultant team with deep knowledge and experience within the Australian and New Zealand student accommodation market
  • Strong relationships with key members of the local industry including construction contractors, financiers and selling agents
  • Established relationships with overseas investors and connections through various sales channels both retail and wholesale
  • Ability to source opportunities off market and directly with land owners
  • Culture of strong and inclusive governance with capital funders included in the development process
“The right location and the right product are critical”
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Investment

We’re also adept at working in partnership with partners seeking to invest in the student accommodation sector in Australia, New Zealand and other markets.
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Our local team and global partners allow us to provide investment services and advice to investors, funds, banks and property development companies looking to invest or expand their interests in the purpose built student accommodation sector.

Strategy

Our expertise is born of experience. We advise a wide variety of clients and partners ranging from land owners, property groups and institutional investors.
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We offer a multi-disciplinary advisory service with the ability to design and procure innovative and exemplary student accommodation buildings, while meeting the diverse needs of our landowners, development partners and investors. Advisory services include:
  • Site identification, evaluation and procurement
  • Pipeline market and sector analysis
  • Product and concept scheme designs
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Property and site due diligence and commercial risk analysis
  • Strategic master planning and concept planning management
  • Interior design/product development
  • FF&E procurement
  • Operation solutions
  • Development management
  • Investment committee reporting
  • Development agreement negotiations
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