The Albert
- Location
- Ghent, Belgium
- Layout
- 110 student rooms and studios
- Price
- Prices starting from €165.000
- Modern student rooms in Flanders largest student city
- In a prime location between Gent-Sint-Pieters and the city centre
Former hotel in the centre of Ghent to be repurposed as student accommodation
A building in the centre of Ghent is set to be repurposed as student accommodation in the not too distant future. With ‘The Albert’, Antonissen Development Group is helping to address the pressing shortage of student housing in the city. Construction on the 110 units will start this summer. The development should be completed by August 2027.
Growing shortage of student accommodation in Flanders
The need for qualitative student accommodation is acute. According to the most recent ‘Kotkompas’, which assesses student housing in Flanders, there is a shortage of approx. 70,000 units . Ghent alone needs 10,000 to 12,000 new units to cope with growing demand.
Currently, Ghent has around 87,000 students. This population continues to grow year on year. It is the largest student city in Flanders, with an urgent need for more student accommodation. With this development, we want to make a contribution, reducing the shortage of student accommodation in a city where the need is particularly acute.
Students' comfort first
With The Albert, the Antwerp-based developer is responding to the acute shortage of student accommodation in Flanders’ largest student city. The hotel rooms of the former NH Hotel in Koning Albertlaan are being converted into 88 student rooms with floor areas in the range of 12 and 18 sqm, some with private bathrooms and 22 studios (22 sqm each) with their own bathrooms and kitchenettes.
Behind the historic Beaux Arts façade, which will be restored, various student facilities will be available. The Albert will have meeting areas where students can unwind, a shared laundry, and underground bike parking for 116 bicycles. The studios have their own kitchenettes. The other students can cook up a storm in shared high-end kitchens.
Today, students are looking for more than a place to sleep. With The Albert, we are creating new student accommodation, in addition to a community where students can feel at home.
Centrally located between the various campuses in the city
The Albert is strategically located between Gent-Sint-Pieters Station - within walking distance - and the city centre. The tram stops right in front of the door and 10 campuses belonging to Ghent University and Hogeschool Gent, among others, are all just a 10-minute bike ride away. Attractions like the Overpoort, De Bijloke music centre and De Blaarmeersen are within walking or cycling distance.
Construction of The Albert will commence in August 2025 with completion of the units scheduled for August 2027. Student rooms start at €165,000, for a fully finished unit with bespoke furniture. The sale is subject to VAT (21% on construction) and 12% registration fees on the land share. If all goes according to plan, the first students will be able to move in at the start of the academic year in 2027.
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