"Redefining Student Housing: Embracing the Bigger Is Better Mantra"
Off-campus student housing complexes are becoming larger, with some accommodating over 1,500 students and offering resort-like amenities such as pickleball courts and motion sports simulators. The move towards bigger complexes is driven by the desire to spread costs over a larger number of beds and attract institutional and global investors, although developers face challenges such as higher land costs and potential declines in college enrollment.