Amro Partners

We're proud to announce that Amro Porto, our debut Portuguese student housing project, has become the first new building in Portugal to achieve a BREEAM Official 'Outstanding' rating 🌱 Developed in partnership with IP Investment Management and Heed Capital SGOIC, S.A., Amro Porto achieved the highest score ever for this building typology in Portugal, in addition to Fitwel Certification System 3* and WiredScore Platinum ratings. Congratulations to our valued partners, contractors, suppliers and the entire Amro Iberia team for this incredible achievement! 🎉 #ESG #Sustainability #RealEstate #PBSA #LivingSector #NetZero

Congratulations to Amro co-founder and President Ami Kotecha who has been named as International Hospitality Media Limited's 'Visionary of the Year 2024' 👏👏👏 The judges said: “Ami Kotecha is a real force – ambitious, bold and bright. With so many challenges involved in tackling the undersupply of accommodation across a range of tenures and asset classes, she is pioneering innovative and creative solutions to make a tangible difference for people and the planet.” Find out more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/evagSYPP

The results of The Class Foundation’s 2024 Student Living Monitor are in, and we’re proud to announce that Amro Estudiantes, our regional student housing operating platform, has emerged as this year’s standout performer. 🤩🥇 In terms of student happiness and wellbeing, we achieved the highest score of any operator in Europe. You can read more on our website via the link below 👇 #SLM2024 #StudentLivingMonitor2024 #PBSA #Survey

Co-living is still in its relative infancy, but there are signs of strong growth. At present, there are 7,540 operational co-living homes in the UK, with a further 13,483 either under construction or with planning permission. That's 33 local authorities with a co-living scheme either complete, under construction or with planning granted. Hospitality Investor takes an in depth look at the sector, exploring tenant demand, investor and planner appetite, and standout co-living projects including Amro's The Rex in Kingston. Read the full article below👇 #coliving #residential #therex

We are so happy to be working with Legacy Youth Zone, Croydon and supporting the incredible work they do to help young people in the Croydon community reach their full potential. Watch the video below to find out more about this very special partnership 👇 #Croydon #Community #Partners

Raj Kotecha was pleased to share his thoughts with Silvia Saccardi of Real Estate Capital Europe on the outlook for the Spanish #PBSA market. Lending is gaining momentum amid a shortage of supply and growing demand. Last month, along with our partners IPIM and Heed Capital, we secured a €19.1m development loan from Fiera Capital to finance the construction of our 221-bed PBSA project in Valencia. Discussing the substantial liquidity we're seeing on the debt side for assets with strong green credentials, Raj said: "Lenders tend to be attracted by the defensive cashflow student accommodation can provide, as opposed to the rental income from a commercial lease where there is a single-party risk of missing payments." Read the full article below if you're a subscriber 👇 #PBSA #SpanishPBSA #Studenthousing #investment #growth

Architects’ Journal takes an in-depth look at co-living in this piece by Anna Highfield, including comments from our MD, UK Investment, Tom Donnachie. With a focus on delivering high quality private spaces and extensive shared facilities in well-connected urban locations, the UK co-living sector has vast potential for growth. Our first co-living project, The Rex in Kingston, will complete next year, with further projects in Sutton and Lewisham in the pipeline. #Coliving #residential #living

Along with our partners IP Investment Management and HEED Capital, we are delighted to have secured a €19.5m development loan from Fiera Capital to finance construction of our second #PBSA project in Valencia. Amro Valencia Puerto, our tenth student housing project in Iberia, will be one of the most sustainable developments in the country, targeting BREEAM Official Outstanding, Fitwel Certification System 3* and WiredScore Platinum certifications. Construction is already underway with scheduled completion in December 2025. Our first project in Valencia welcomed its first residents at the start of this year and reached 95% occupation earlier this month. Read the full story on our website https://lnkd.in/eyHGREjX or below via Green Street News: Europe 👇 #pbsa #spanishpbsa #residential #Living #developmentfinance #ESG

Ami Kotecha was delighted to take part in Bisnow's recent panel on retrofits and the crucial role they play in achieving #netzero, alongside Mark Swetman, Daryl Harris, Rob West, Andrew Booth and Rebecca Davison. No matter how energy efficient a new building is, it’s rarely enough to counteract the carbon emitted during construction. Tweaks to ESG accreditation systems are needed to give higher certifications to retrofitted buildings, changing the incentives for occupiers. If that happened, retrofitted buildings could carry a premium above new developments, the inverse of the current situation. Read the full write up on Bisnow via Mike Phillips 👇 #retrofits #realestate #embodiedcarbon #netzero

Join Ami Kotecha at The Urban Living Festival at Mary Ward House London, on 18th and 19th September 2024.    Ami will be taking part in a panel discussion alongside investors, developers and industry figures from across the living and hospitality sectors, to discuss the challenges and opportunities inherent in funding and delivering new projects. 📅 10:00, 19th September 2024 💬 The Development Landscape: Finance, Investment & Planning 📍 Main Stage, Urban Living Festival, Mary Ward House, Bloomsbury 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eCiPi5B Thanks to George Sell and International Hospitality Media Limited 🙏 #urbanlivingfestival #urbandevelopment #hospitality #living #realestate