Brookfield and The MESH Group launch Nordic Living platform

The MESH Group and Brookfield Asset Management have struck a strategic partnership to establish a dedicated residential platform across the Nordics after acquiring a cluster of newly completed rental properties. The deal covers six Unity Living-branded assets located in some of the region’s fastest-growing urban centres, a move aimed squarely at students, early-career professionals and corporate housing clients.

The portfolio comprises three assets in Stockholm, plus properties in Malmö, Helsinki and Tampere. By combining Brookfield’s deep capital base with The MESH Group’s operating model, the partners say they will accelerate roll-out of a standardised living product that emphasises flexible tenures, resident services and consistent operational standards.

Armon Bar-Tur, Managing Director at The MESH Group, described the transaction as the start of a regional expansion: “We intend to make Unity Living the preferred option for young residents across the Nordics,” he said, underlining the company’s focus on product quality and resident experience. Bar-Tur is one of the co-founders behind previous large-scale student housing activity in Europe.

Hans Lankheit, Managing Director and CFO of The MESH Group, added that the tie-up with Brookfield creates the kind of scale investors and operators have been seeking in purpose-built rental housing. The MESH team points to its operational track record, including leadership roles in a prior portfolio exit worth EUR 939 million, as evidence of experience scaling living platforms across multiple markets.

Market context helps explain investor interest. Several Nordic cities have seen strong inflows of students and young professionals while new housing completions have lagged, creating a structural supply gap for well-managed, flexible rental stock. Institutional appetite for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and flexible living products has been rising across Europe as investors search for resilient rental cashflows and inflation-protected leases.