Content (12)
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White papersNavigating Europe’s Data Centre Market
The demand for data and the growth of the data centre market in Europe has been remarkable. Since 2019, the European colocation market has grown at a 24% CAGR, from 1,806MW to 5,833MW by H1 2024.
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White papersEurope’s emerging alternative sectors
When Harrison Street entered Europe in 2015, alternative sectors like Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and Build-to-Rent (BTR) were considered niche real estate asset classes.
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White papersTime for Core European Alternatives
2024 is an attractive entry point for European alternative real estate sectors. The current market dislocation that has arisen from changing capital market conditions has led to significant repricing in the past year, providing an opportunity to acquire core, well-performing alternative assets at an attractive basis discount.
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White papersUnleashing the power of the “S” in ESG
The “E” in ESG is fairly well understood in terms of what environmental stewardship entails and how to measure it. Not only is it critical to improve operational efficiency of buildings to save on utility spend, but with the building sector being responsible for 40% of all emissions, there is a heightened focus on reducing the industry’s carbon footprint.
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White papersThe case for alternatives in uncertain markets
Investor demand for alternative real estate sectors in Europe continues to remain at record levels. Sectors once viewed as niche have established themselves as part of well diversified real estate portfolios, with specialised strategies such as student accommodation, build-to- rent, life sciences and healthcare now regularly featured among the top of investor’s sectoral wish-lists.
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White papersThe growth of European Life Sciences Real Estate
COVID-19 has magnified the importance of life sciences by highlighting the need for the critical innovation life sciences firms are using to solve the current health crisis and to assist with solutions to other long-term health challenges.
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Services
Real Estate Investing
Investing in non-traditional, highly-fragmented real estate that has attractive, steady and defensible demand drivers
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Strategies
Social Infrastructure Open-End Fund
Launched in 2018, Harrison Street’s Social Infrastructure Fund was developed to pursue a unique strategy to service universities, health systems and government users. Deferred maintenance, decarbonization and resiliency trends have led to an increased need for capital solutions in the space.
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Strategies
European Closed-End opportunistic Fund Series (Funds I-II)
Europe Closed-End Fund Series
Harrison Street began investing in Europe in 2015. The firm’s investment approach is to provide innovative and flexible capital solutions to the student accommodation market and specialty residential properties, including micro-living and private rental units, which exhibit similar demand drivers and demographic characteristics to the European student housing sector.
