Just over a year after its launch, the platform dedicated to student housing created by DeA Capital Real Estate and Invesco Real Estate, and supported by Banque des Territoires, has reached an important milestone.
The year has started with strong momentum for the platform, beginning with the acquisition of a development project in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. As part of the project, GA Smart Building will redevelop, through a development
agreement (CPI), part of an obsolete telephone exchange located on Rue Albert, in the heart of the Masséna district, transforming it into a modern, functional and welcoming place to live. Designed by Hardel Le Bihan Architectes, the residence will provide approximately 6,500 sqm of gross floor area and nearly 250 student housing units (including a share of intermediate rental housing – LLI) by 2028. The project will be located in one of the districts with the highest
concentration of schools and universities in the French capital.
This transaction, characterized by a high-quality architectural design, is emblematic for the joint venture and illustrates its objective of offering students high-quality living spaces within buildings designed to meet ambitious environmental standards (NF Habitat HQE – Excellent Level, 7 stars), while also incorporating a social mix component through the provision of intermediate-rent housing, in line with public policy objectives aimed at improving housing accessibility.
The residence will be fully operated by the Italian operator Camplus, which already manages the residences acquired by the joint venture in 2025.
The joint venture also announces the signing of two reservation agreements for projects located in the Île-de-Franceregion, which are expected to be finalized in the coming months. These transactions will bring the platform close to 2,000 beds, all operated by Camplus, confirming its ambition to establish itself as a long-term institutional player in the French student housing sector.
Launched in a context of structural shortages in student housing supply and a repositioning of investors towards alternative asset classes, the platform aims to build a homogeneous portfolio focused on ideally located newly built assets meeting the highest environmental and occupancy quality standards. Following a first deployment phase of approximately 1,000 beds, marked by several strategic regional acquisitions in 2025 in Saclay, Rennes, Toulouse and Bordeaux, the start of this year further confirms the platform’s ambitions.
The project was financed by La Banque Postale, with notarial support from Allez Notary Office and legal advice from Lacourte Raquin Tatar.
