Art of Co | Coliving and Microliving Developer

COLIVING REACHES ASSET-CLASS MATURITY: NEW REPORT REVEALS 51% GROWTH IN OPERATOR UNITS AND 94% AVERAGE OCCUPANCY

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:16:54 -0700

What began as an experimental housing concept a decade ago has transformed into a thriving, mainstream real estate segment attracting billions in investment, according to a comprehensive new report released today at MIPIM by Artof.Co.

The "Coliving Report 2025" released today at MIPIM reveals remarkable growth metrics based on a survey of 21 global coliving operator founders: a 51% year-on-year increase in average units operated (from 632 to 955 units), consistent 93% occupancy rates, and an impressive average yield of 4-7% across the European

Increased interest, strong growth: key findings from the 2025 Coliving Operator Survey

Artof.Co asked 21 coliving founders to share their company data on a global coliving operators survey, illustrating the key trends in terms of occupancy, profitability, yields, and other key business performance indicators. While the majority of the data collected stems from contributors based in Europe, participants are ranging from a number or countries like Canada, Argentina, Colombia, Australia, Singapore or the US. The main findings were:

Scaling Up: 43% of surveyed operators now manage over 500 units
Financial...Read More

How to Build a Successful Coliving Space: The Complete Developers Guide

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 06:05:37 -0800

(The following content is written by Gui Perdrix. You can reach out to him in case you want to chat more about all things coliving)
Creating a coliving space from scratch is a complex yet rewarding endeavor. While traditional real estate development has been refined over centuries, shared living—or coliving—requires a unique approach, particularly for large-scale developments. Why? Because coliving spaces must prioritize user experience from the very beginning, blending shared and private living spaces seamlessly.
What Makes Coliving Different?
Unlike traditional housing, coliving revolves around fostering a sense of community while maintaining privacy. To achieve this, developers must address specific challenges, such as:
Balancing shared and private space ratios to optimize usability.
Designing intuitive user flows between communal areas and private quarters.
Ensuring that shared spaces are not only...Read More

Announcing: The Art Of Coliving (Book On Coliving Best Practices)

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:30:00 -0800

Every time I visit a coliving space, there is one question that operators ask me: “what are you learning that I can use to improve the experience and concept of my own space?”
After talking to more than 50 coliving founders, I realized they all face the same struggle: how to grow their spaces while maintaining a strong community.
To make it simple, there are currently two major types of coliving spaces:
On one side you find small, grass-root coliving spaces, often created ground-up with the intention to build life-enhancing living places. On the other side are the larger operators, who start their activity with the objective to make coliving a sustainable and scalable business.
But there is a link missing between the two: there are very few that manage to create both a strong business out of it while maintaining the feeling of community and life-enhancing user experience for its residents.
As a former coliving operator with spaces in Barcelona, Read More

Art of Co | Coliving and Microliving Developer

COLIVING REACHES ASSET-CLASS MATURITY: NEW REPORT REVEALS 51% GROWTH IN OPERATOR UNITS AND 94% AVERAGE OCCUPANCY

How to Build a Successful Coliving Space: The Complete Developers Guide

(The following content is written by Gui Perdrix. You can reach out to him in case you want to chat more about all things coliving)

What Makes Coliving Different?

Announcing: The Art Of Coliving (Book On Coliving Best Practices)