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Core Spaces Delivers 6K Student Housing Beds Across Six Properties

Core Spaces announced the delivery of approximately 6,000 new student housing beds across six purpose-built student housing communities, completed ahead of schedule for the 2026 academic year.

The new developments further expand Core’s growing national portfolio across university markets. “Six projects at this scale are a big moment for Core, but we’re just getting started,” said Marc Lifshin, co-founder and CEO of Core Spaces. “We’re going all-in on the markets we believe in and continuing to push what student living can and should be: better design, better technology and, most importantly, a better experience.”

Projects include Hub Tempe near Arizona State University, ōLiv Columbia near the University of South Carolina, and Hub College Station near Texas A&M. Most recently, Core closed on a $300 million, four-property portfolio for the Core University Living Real Estate Investment Trust, furthering its disciplined approach to growth and capital deployment across Tier 1 markets.

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Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.