Knightstone Capital Administration is a Toronto-based real estate development firm specializing in the creation and continuing management of a diversified portfolio of investment properties. Knightstone, which was founded in 2001, has constructed and managed over $1 billion in academic, hotel, commercial, and residential facilities.
Knightstone is the premier developer of purpose-built academic assets in Canada; they collaborate with major Canadian universities to produce individualized real estate solutions for on- and off-campus student accommodation. Knightstone owns and operates a portfolio of mixed-use academic complexes including approximately 3,100 beds inside 2 million square feet, with an additional 2,000 beds under construction. University of Toronto, McMaster University, and Centennial College are among their current institutional partners. They use creative architectural ideas to create a new vision for student living based on the construction of distinctive spaces that encourage students’ personal and academic development in a pleasant and supportive atmosphere. By developing areas where students may live, study, and interact, they want to have a beneficial effect on the student experience.