Student Housing · Designed, Branded & Operated by Node
Nook by Node
A design-led student housing platform for developers and investors — across the UK, Ireland, the US and Canada.
One partner to design, brand, operate and co-invest.
Partner with usThe Opportunity
Student demand is outgrowing quality supply — in every market we operate.
Across the gateway cities of the UK, Ireland, the US and Canada, student numbers keep rising while delivery of well-designed, professionally managed housing lags behind — an opening for partners who can build and run it better.
What is Nook by Node
A student brand, built on an institutional platform.
Nook by Node is Node’s student housing brand — premium, urban and design-led, created for the way today’s students live. A sister brand to Node, run by the same team, from the same HQ, on the same operating and asset-management infrastructure.
For developers and investors, that means one partner instead of five. Design Studio, marketing, operations and asset management arrive as a single integrated mandate — with the option for Node to co-invest alongside you.
Designed, branded, operated — and where it fits, co-invested — by Node.
The Difference
The living cycle no standalone operator can offer.
Students don’t just rent a room — they enter the Node ecosystem. That loop drives higher retention and higher effective occupancy across the year.
1 - Study
Premium studios and design-led clusters in the heart of the city.
2 - Graduate
Residents move into Node coliving in the same city — built-in retention and a warm pipeline into the wider portfolio.
3 - Summer
When students travel home, rooms are let short-term to Node coliving and work-abroad residents, lifting effective occupancy — where local regulations permit.
4 - Anywhere
Nook residents get short-stay access to Node locations worldwide — a perk that keeps them travelling with the brand.
Higher retention. Higher effective occupancy. A brand students stay with.
The Product
Design that earns a premium — and a following.
Studio-heavy and premium by default, with beautifully designed cluster flats where the scheme suits. The Nook standard borrows Node’s boutique coliving DNA: considered interiors, generous shared amenity, and a level of finish the mid-market rarely delivers.
The Platform
Tiers 1–4 — plus aligned capital.
Take one tier or the whole stack. The more you take, the more the pieces compound.
Designed by Node
Exteriors, interiors, units and amenity — a complete concept for new-build or repositioning, drawn by the Node Design Studio.
Furnished by Node
FF&E specified, procured and installed to the Nook standard — turnkey, on time, on budget.
Branded by Node
Brand, marketing and lease-up under Nook by Node — built for how today’s students choose where to live.
Managed by Node
Full operations, resident experience and asset management by the same team that runs Node’s own portfolio.
Aligned capital
Where you want alignment, Node can co-invest alongside you — skin in the game, not just a fee.
Partnership Models
Two ways in. Both fully aligned.
Services-only or aligned co-investment — you set the level of Node capital and involvement. We partner with developers and investors across the UK, Ireland, the US and Canada.
Reposition
Acquire and reposition existing or underperforming student assets. Node’s design and operating uplift targets exactly what moves rent and lease-up fastest — lobby, amenity, units and brand. The current cycle has put quality stock within reach below replacement cost.
Develop
Ground-up development, from site selection and concept through to a stabilised, fully-operating asset — with Node’s student and coliving pedigree underwriting the plan.
Design Credibility
A decade of curated urban living.
A selection of Node communities across our markets — the design language Nook brings to student housing.
Track Record & Team
An institutional team. A boutique platform.
The student thesis is underwritten by directly relevant operator and investor experience.
Founder & CEO
25 years in global real estate, including 11 years at Blackstone and $30bn+ of transactions originated, executed and managed. Helped build the Nido student platform.
Head of Development
2,000+ student beds delivered with Empiric Student Property (now Unite), Alumno Group and Aldwyck Housing Group.
Node Living
9,000+ beds designed, invested and/or operated across six countries since 2016 — with live urban assets in London, Dublin, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles.
For Partners
Questions, answered.
We partner with developers and investors across the UK, Ireland, the United States and Canada, focused on urban university cities — starting from Node’s existing bases in London, Dublin, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles.
Both. We lead with repositioning given the volume of quality stock currently available below replacement cost, and retain full ground-up development capability.
Yes, optionally. Once a partner elects the full service stack, Node can co-invest alongside you — alignment through shared equity, not just a management fee.
Nook pairs a design-led, premium urban product with Node’s lifecycle platform: students graduate into Node coliving, summer voids are backfilled by Node residents where permitted, and residents carry Node stay privileges globally. It is a brand and a platform, not just an operator.
Yes. Take one tier or the whole stack. The tiers compound — the more you take, the more the design, brand, operations and capital reinforce one another.
Nook by Node is Node’s student housing brand — a sister brand run by the same team, from the same HQ, on the same operating and asset-management infrastructure.
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Let’s build something students remember.
Design-led student housing for developers and investors across the UK, Ireland, the US and Canada.
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