2023
March 2023PERE 2022 Awards Keynote Interview
Harrison Street’s Christopher Merrill argues that a focus on resilient sectors, such as
student housing, meant the firm was able to find attractively priced opportunities.
March 2023The transmission challenge: More renewable energy is being generated, but distribution infrastructure is lacking
Harrison Street discusses how the state of the transmission grid has clear effects on the future of renewable energy development.
March 2023Harrison Street on Alternative Sectors Demonstrating Resilience
Harrison Street's Christopher Merrill argues that a focus on resilient sectors, such as student housing, meant the firm was able to find attractively priced opportunities.
January 2023Harrison Street Breaks Ground on 303-Unit Multifamily Property Located in Calgary, AB
Located within the University District of Calgary and only 300 metres from campus, Block 15 will be a luxury development designed for young professionals and students.
January 2023Harrison Street Enters Into a Long-Term Public-Private Partnership with Worcester Polytechnic Institute for its On-Campus Utility System
As a result of the 40-year P3 agreement, Harrison Street will be the exclusive energy provider for WPI, accelerating the university’s strategic efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by improving its power plant, expanding energy-conservation measures, and developing sustainable energy system upgrades and technologies for the WPI campus.
January 2023Harrison Street Announces Acquisition of a 279-Bed Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Asset in Montreal, QC
Harrison Street announced a joint venture with WerkLiv, a Montreal-based real estate development firm that focuses on cost-conscious student housing, to acquire Le Mildoré, a 279-bed purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) project in Montreal.
2022
December 2022Duquesne University Announces New Student Apartment Building in Partnership with Harrison Street and Radnor Property Group
Harrison Street, in a public-private partnership (P3) with Radnor Property Group LLC and Duquesne University, plan to develop a 556-bed apartment building on Forbes Avenue at Duquesne University.
December 2022Private Real Estate gets to Grips with DE&I
Two years after the watershed summer of 2020, managers and investors continue to tackle the challenges of being more inclusive. Jill Brosig, Chief Impact Officer of Harrison Street talks with PERE on DE&I.
December 2022Harrison Street Sells Four Student Housing Assets within UK PBSA Portfolio
The transaction comprises four purpose-built student accommodation assets in Canterbury, Birmingham, Coventry, and Leeds with a total number of 1,657 beds. The assets were individually developed by Harrison Street European Property Partners II (vintage year 2017) alongside two joint venture partners and ultimately packaged in a portfolio for sale.
December 20221547 CSR and Harrison Street Purchase Highly Interconnected Carrier Hotel in McAllen, Texas
Harrison Street and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) acquired the iconic Chase Tower in McAllen, TX, one of the most important Internet exchange locations for telecommunication traffic between Texas and Mexico.