Tampa Firm Invests in $300 Million Student Housing Portfolio

Tampa-based Society Hill Capital and Punit Shah’s Liberty Group, a family office overseeing more than $1.5 billion in investments, are backing three student housing developments worth more than $300 million near the University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of Tennessee.

Liberty previously invested in Statehouse Gaines, 908 Group’s 693-bed community near FSU, which opened fully leased and sold in 2025. The family office is now returning alongside Society Hill for 1,681 more beds across three university markets.

“Repeat capital is the only endorsement that counts in this business,” Society Hill founder Justin Wilson said. “Liberty Group watched a project go from groundbreaking to a full building to a sale, and elected to reinvest with us for three more.”…

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