• The Urban Campus team along with REI Habitat (developer) and 813 Capital (investor) won the RFP for the development and management of a 4,800m2 coliving residence. 
• Located in the heart of France’s premier university and research hub of the École Polytechnique Université Paris-Saclay and just a walking distance from the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique and other leading sciences and engineering schools. 
• The residence will offer 115 studios and a working space aimed at science and technology entrepreneurs. 
• It is planned to open at the end of 2023.

Paris, 16th December 2020

Urban Campus, together with REI Habitat (developer) and 813 Capital (investor), have won the RFP for the development and management of a 4,800 m² coliving residence located in the heart of France’s premier university and research hub of the École Polytechnique Université Paris-Saclay. The hub is a walking distance from the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique and other leading sciences and engineering schools, with more than 15% of all research jobs in France located in Paris-Saclay.  

The consortium was selected by the government’s planning authority from among 12 candidates, with the project’s exceptional environmental performance being the winning feature. The building, developed by REI Habitat, is a wood construction achieving best-in-class carbon-neutrality standards.

The residence will offer 115 studios and a working space aimed at science and technology entrepreneurs. It is planned to open at the end of 2023.

Maxime Depreux, CDO, expressed that “This project is a testimony of Urban Campus’s ability to focus on the most attractive projects and locations. We constantly innovate to create a residential offer that proposes well-designed spaces with access to services and community. We wish to thank our partner, 813 Capital, for their support and trust”.

 

CEO, John van Oost added “The management of residential buildings needs to be continuously optimized in order to propose affordable rents to the tenants, whilst delivering reasonable profitability to the property investors. The residences need to be conceived and managed with the highest sustainability, energy consumption, and air quality standards in mind. Dunbar, our proprietary technology is a crucial tool to achieve these objectives.” 

 

 

Urban Campus in a nutshell

Founded in 2016 by John van Oost and Maxime Armand, Urban Campus redefines the rules of residential housing in major European cities by offering co-living, co-working, and community spaces adapted to new lifestyles.

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Read the press release in French: Urban Campus to manage a Coliving residence in L’EPA Paris-Saclay choisit REI Habitat, en groupement avec Urban Campus et 813 Capital, pour un programme à haute exigence environnementale composé d’une résidence en coliving et des bureaux pour nouveaux entrepreneurs sur le Campus urbain de Paris-SaclayParis- Saclay

URBAN CAMPUS TO OPEN ITS FIRST OFFICE IN MILAN

• Urban Campus announces the opening of an office in Milan 
• The company expects to announce key recruitments in early 2021

Paris, 11 December 2020, Urban Campus, is glad to announce the opening of an office in Milan and expects to unveil key recruitments in early 2021.

Speaking about the decision to develop operations in Italy, Maxime Depreux, Urban Campus’s Chief Development Officer said “We strongly believe in the development of the build-to-rent market in Italy, both for coliving and multifamily formats. Our Italian and international institutional clients seek to optimize the financial performance of their existing residential portfolios and develop new residences that fit the market demand for contemporary living. With Urban Campus, they have an experienced and trustworthy partner to realize these objectives”.

John van Oost, Urban Campus’ CEO, added “As in many other European countries the existing residential stock in Italy is generally old and no longer corresponds to what tenants want or can afford. We see a great opportunity to change this paradigm”.

 

Urban Campus successfully manages 3 residences in the center of Madrid and is now gearing up for the rapid growth of the BTR (build-to-rent) sector in Italy and other European countries. 

The great success of Urban Campus residences in Madrid, with 95% of residents recommending the concept to their friends and 35% extending their stay, is proof of Urban Campus having all the assets in hand to consolidate its presence in the residential real estate segment.

Urban Campus has partnered with Too Good to Go, the wonderful food-saving app.

We are thrilled to start a new collaboration with the wonderful food-saving app Too Good To Go! 🌱

Our logos have almost the same colors and our values match too.

Too Good To Go connects food producers, providers, distributors, and all kinds of food stores with customers, to solve the problem of food waste, through their easy-to-use app.

The app is a great way for the public to get involved – just download, log on, and save perfectly good, surplus food from your local stores. It’s always a surprise and an instant good deed for the planet.

At Urban Campus we have partnered with them to offer our centrally located Coworkings and Colivings as pick up stations to collect Too Good to go packages.

 

The first pick up point is located at our Jerónimo, Madrid Coworking! 💚

The first campaign is with Embutidos Luis Gil, an organic cured meat producer from La Rioja. Their chorizo is excellent!

1. Find us on the app: #DEORIGEN – Embutidos Luis Gil – Urban Campus Carrera de San Jerónimo 17
2. Buy your charcuterie surprise pack and pick it up from our space!

Get the App: App Store / Play Store.

Let’s stand together against food waste! 💪🏽