W5 Group has launched its U.S. student housing investment initiative with a highly amenitized, modern development near the University of Central Florida’s Orlando campus.
W5 Group is a single-family investment office that makes innovative investments across residential real estate sectors in Europe and the United States. In the student housing area, W5 Group targets equity, preferred equity, or mezzanine investments of $20 million or greater in developments and existing assets near leading universities with strong enrollment and limited competing supply.
Construction on the new student housing development, named The Retreat at Orlando, commenced in August 2020 and is slated for completion within 12 months. The property will house 602 bedrooms within 138 units, forming a cottage-style community that will include best-in-class amenities such as a resort-style pool, poolside jumbotron, golf simulator, and a clubhouse replete with a study lounge and fitness center. Each
