InFocus: Ghent’s student housing crisis – a smart opportunity with The Albert

Antonissen Development Group is launching sales for Dungelpark in Lier: a green residential park of 85 nZEB apartments and 28 single-family homes, just outside the historic city walls and right next to the former Dungelhoeff barracks. Across a 30,000 m² estate, the Boomlaarloop stream is being reopened and integrated into the development, and the developer is providing additional publicly accessible green space for the entire neighbourhood. A response to the considerable population growth Lier has seen in recent decades.

Antonissen Development Group is repurposing an existing wing of the Vogelzang nursing home in Leuven into a high-quality student residence with 84 student rooms. The site is strategically located near the UCLL and Campus Gasthuisberg, two important campuses for Leuven’s student population. The City of Leuven granted planning permission in record time due to the clear social impact and widespread support from the local community.

CIB, the association of real estate professionals, has stressed the structural shortage of rental properties for several years already, but recently a historic low was recorded. Financial daily De Tijd remarked that; Anyone who advertises a high-end dwelling online can expect to get dozens and even hundreds of enquiries within 24 hours; in the wake of the publication of the latest rental barometer.