W5 Group Closes Initial Innovative Living Transactions with a Total Capitalization of $800 Million

W5 Group is pleased to announce the closing of its initial series of innovative living transactions in the US, with a total capitalization of approximately $800 million, including over 2,500 beds and 1.3 million square feet. W5 Group is a single-family investment office that makes innovative investments across residential real estate sectors. W5 Group targets equity, preferred equity, or mezzanine investments of $20 million or greater in ground-up developments and existing assets/portfolios in innovative real estate sectors including multifamily, student housing, single-family rentals, co-living and micro-apartments in major urban and high-growth markets in the US.

W5 Group has a long-term investment horizon and was an active investor in US real estate in 2020 in spite of the pandemic. Notable transactions included: a 602-bedroom, ground-up student housing development located at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida; i5 Union Market a value-add repositioning of a newly built 318 unit 12 story building located in the heart of the Union Market district in Washington, D.C.; the acquisition of a discounted performing loan secured by a 430-unit luxury, newly built multifamily building in New York City; a 217-bedroom, ground-up multifamily development in the heart of Wynwood, Miami; and a 600-bed, ground-up student housing development in Washington, D.C.

“Despite the difficult operating environment due to the pandemic, we were active in the United States this past year and expect us to be significantly more active in 2021 and beyond”, said Ralph Winter, principal and founder of W5 Group.