Student Housing
A vertically integrated platform offering access to high-quality student housing properties.
Blue Vista offers investors the unique ability to access a vertically integrated Student Housing real estate investment platform focused on achieving attractive returns by capitalizing on market dynamics and taking advantage of opportunities to add value at each stage of the investment cycle. Blue Vista’s affiliate, PeakMade Real Estate, is one of the largest private student housing management companies in the U.S., with over 800 employees and a full array of institutional grade property management and development services. Blue Vista’s relationship with Peak provides investors with industry-leading development and operational expertise, as well as access to unique investment opportunities and market information.
STUDENT HOUSING AT A GLANCE
800+ Blue Vista & Peak Professionals
True vertical integration via affiliate PeakMade Real Estate, one of the largest student housing property managers in the U.S. offers the ability to leverage operating data, enhance sourcing and reduce portfolio operation costs.
$3.5 Billion Invested in Student Housing
45 direct acquisitions totaling $1.6 billion in capitalization and 21,000+ beds; 41 development properties totaling in $1.9 billion in capitalization and 18,800+ beds.
86 Properties at 60 Colleges
Dedicated Blue Vista team focused exclusively on student housing acquisitions, development, and asset and portfolio management, supported by PeakMade Real Estate and Blue Vista Employees
39,800+ Beds Acquired/Developed
Successful data-driven approach includes proprietary Peak property operations data warehouse and Blue Vista’s top-down research and risk rating tools, allowing for improved underwriting and mobilization on opportunities.
~400 Transactions Underwritten in the Last 12 Months
Blue Vista reputation, combined with economies of scale via Peak, yields attractive acquisition and development opportunities (58% off-market deals with student housing since inception).
PEAKMADE REAL ESTATE
Blue Vista offers its student housing investors a platform with true vertical integration via our affiliate PeakMade Real Estate. Peak is one of the largest student housing property managers in the U.S., with over 800 professionals and 143,000+ beds managed nationwide at at properties in 125 college markets. Together, PeakMade Real Estate and Blue Vista have partnered to develop over 18,300 student housing beds nationally at 40 properties. Our partnership with Peak allows us the ability to source off-market transactions, leverage operating data to improve underwriting and mobilize quickly on opportunities.