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Canada  + Cross Border News + Ontario  |  September 20, 2023
Canada's Starlight Investments is launching its U.K. expansion with a waterfront multi-residential development in Liverpool.
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By: Monte Stewart

Canada’s Starlight Launches U.K. Expansion in Liverpool

Canada’s Starlight Investments is launching its U.K. expansion with a waterfront multi-residential development in Liverpool.

London-based Maslow Capital has provided Toronto-based Starlight with a £45-million loan to support the Canadian company’s build-to-rent project on the Princes Dock.

The development is part of the £5-billion Liverpool Waters regeneration project. The Starlight building will contain 278 residential units, ranging from studios to three- bedroom apartments, according to a Maslow news release.

The Princes Dock project signifies a strategic expansion backed by a robust North American portfolio, said Daniel Drimmer, Starlight’s founder and CEO, in the news release. The Maslow loan accelerates the expansion, he added.

In May 2023, Starlight acquired build-to-rent communities comprising 922 units in Manchester, Liverpool and Ashford for £225M. Starlight is targeting build-to-rent projects in London commuter-belt markets and eight to 10 cities.

The company’s initial goal is to acquire £600M of assets representing a portfolio of 2,000 to 2,500 build-to-rent units.

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About Monte Stewart

Monte Stewart serves as Content Director - Canada for Connect Commercial Real Estate. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monte provides daily news coverage of major Canadian commercial real estate markets, including Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. He has written about the real estate sector for various media outlets and Avison Young since the early 2000s. In addition, he has covered sports, general news and business for several leading wire services and publications, including The Canadian Press, The Associated Press, The Calgary Herald, The Globe and Mail, Research Money, The Daily Oil Bulletin, Natural Gas World and The Toronto Star. Monte is active in his community as a youth basketball coach and raises funds for such charitable causes as Movember.
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