Public-Private Partnerships Expanding in Scope and Number; www.studenthousingbusiness.com
The structure of public-private partnerships (PPPs) is one of the hottest topics in the student housing industry. Both sides of the partnership — the “public” university and the private developer — have their own demands and lists of wants, desires and outcomes which make each PPP a unique deal. Crafting the deals is getting more complex as developers become more savvy at what it takes to make a project work, and universities understand what it takes to make students happy.