Phoenix Student Housing & Higher Ed Summit

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Conference:

What You'll Learn:

• How Arizona's university enrollment growth and the structural gap between on-campus housing supply and off-campus demand are creating a sustained development opportunity — and what that means for project underwriting across the Phoenix metro
• Where the active student housing pipeline stands across Tempe and Greater Phoenix, which sites and submarkets still represent white space, and how developers are thinking about university-adjacent opportunities beyond the most established corridors
• How university P3 structures work, when going private makes more sense, and what the most successful institutional partnerships between developers and Arizona universities can teach the broader market
• What the capital stack actually looks like for student housing development in 2026 — construction lending appetite, JV equity structures, and how experienced sponsors are getting deals done in a tighter financing environment
• How the by-the-bed leasing model changes operations, revenue management, and investor underwriting — and whether the revenue premium justifies the management complexity at Phoenix-market scale
• What institutional capital is underwriting in student housing right now, and how national investment trends are translating into Phoenix acquisition and development opportunities

You'll Network With:

• Owners & Operators — national and regional student housing platforms, P3 partners, and private investors with active Phoenix and Tempe portfolios
• Developers — local and out-of-market firms with projects in the ground or in the pipeline near ASU, U of A, GCU, and other Arizona university campuses
• Brokers & Leasing Teams — student housing specialists and conventional multifamily brokers active across Tempe and Greater Phoenix submarkets
• Capital Markets & Lenders — construction lenders, bridge debt providers, equity partners, and investment sales advisors active in student and multifamily transactions
• Architects, Engineers & Contractors — the design and construction firms delivering the next generation of Phoenix high-density student product
• Legal, Financial & Advisory Services — the attorneys, entitlement consultants, and financial advisors who structure the deals and keep complex projects on track

Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.

For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries, please email our event producer, Kay VanAsdale, at kay.vanasdale@bisnow.com.

To request disability-related accommodations, please contact tameir.moore@bisnow.com no later than seven business days before the event.

PROJECTS & NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW

• University of Arizona approves new dorm building as first-year housing requirement set to take effect

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