Finalists Overview

We are thrilled to announce the 2026 Coliving Awards finalists and honourable mentions!  

Our lead judges have completed the evaluation process, and nominated a maximum of four outstanding projects for each of the 14 categories, as well as exceptional honourable mentions.  

This is another year that the nominees have pushed the boundaries and set outstanding
benchmarks for the sector with their creativity, innovative thinking, and originality. 
 
Select the category using the filter below to discover the finalists and honourable mentions for each of the 14 categories and learn more about their outstanding projects.

Building and Architecture

building & architecture

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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1828 Groep

1828 Gouda

1828 Gouda is a purpose-built coliving development by 1828 Groep, located in Gouda, the Netherlands.

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BB Partnership

Sailmakers - Limehouse

Transforming a derelict industrial site into a mixed-use, coliving-led urban community

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Dazia Capital

Calido Valdebebas: Redefining the Future of Coliving in Madrid

Redefining the Future of Coliving in Madrid

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Viridis Real Estate

Viridis Real Estate – Lumya Leipzig

Lumya Leipzig is a modern student coliving residence located in the heart of Leipzig.

Honourable Mention

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Grayling Properties

Liberties House Dublin

Private living. Exceptional shared spaces. A connected community.

Honourable Mention

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Cohaus LLC

WEST: Human-Centric Ground-Up Coliving in Los Angeles

Cohaus presents WEST, a ground-up coliving development engineered specifically for Los Angeles’ unique urban fabric.

Furniture and Interior Design

interior & furniture design

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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Coliving One

Coliving One

A next-gen coliving product where deep behavioural analysis drives spatial standardisation and unit economics.

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A-001 Taller de Arquitectura

Nico Hotel & Residences

An interior design project for a shared living environment developed within a renovated 1960s house.

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Orvera

UniHouse Coliving Lithuania

A coliving residence with 78 fully-furnished studio and loft apartments across 15 different layouts.

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FIKA & Dazia Capital

Calido Living Valdebebas

A Resident-First Flex Living experience prioritising comfort, wellbeing, and long-term resident satisfaction within compact studios.

Honourable Mention

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Viridis Real Estate

Viridis Real Estate - Lumya Vienna

A student living ecosystem and coliving space offering private en-suite studios and 1,000 m² of common areas balancing privacy and community.

Honourable Mention

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DHQ Interior Brand Architects

Yethu City

A coliving space converting an empty building in the CBD to provide affordable, dignified, and quality living.

branding & marketing

Who's Going to Be the Winner?

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Townline

Neighbour

Victoria's most innovative rental community.

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Lumya Living

Lumya Living – Brand Marketing

A multi-market living brand for students & young urban residents

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AndSoul

The AndSoul House of Brands

One brand. Two ways to live well.

User experience and Community

user & community experience

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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Enso

Enso: You do the living. We do the rest.

Enso is more than a place to stay. It's a place to belong.

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POHA House

POHA's Award-Winning UCX Strategy

Cospaces to Live, Work & Stay.

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Circles House

Circles House Barcelona – The Entrepreneurs Community

The Entrepreneurs Community in Barcelona.

Finalist

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Larsen

Larsen Community Experience

Honourable Mention

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AndSoul

AndSoul Coliving (Southall & Shoreditch) and The AndSoul Sanctuary

Belonging, built as an operating model.

Honourable Mention

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Orange Group

izzzi.life Mint - A Place that feels like Yours

Life isn't easy. izzzi is.

Property technologies

Technology of the Year

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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Vivin

Vivin - the property management software built for coliving, flex living and mid-term rental operators

The all-in-one software for coliving operators.

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Vinny

Coliving runs on community, Vinny runs everything else.

The AI teammate that runs coliving operations.

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Lette

The Coliving System of Action

The AI operating layer for coliving and shared living.

Finalist

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VerbaFlo

VerbaFlo: Conversational AI Platform for Residential Real Estate

The Communications Intelligence Layer for Coliving.

Honourable Mention

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Software Answers

Software Answers: The Operational and Financial Backbone for Coliving

The operational and financial backbone for coliving and long-term stay accommodation providers.

Honourable Mention

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Powerhouse

Powerhouse - The agentic PMS for the living sector.

The agentic PMS for the living sector.

Student Coliving Facilities

student coliving

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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HOEM Management Inc.

HOEM on Jarvis

HOEM on Jarvis is Toronto's home-grown answer to world-class student living: a purpose-built downtown residence.

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Lumya Living Ltd

Lumya Living – Student Coliving

Lumya Leipzig is a modern student coliving residence located in the heart of Leipzig, offering 424 private, furnished studios.

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Student Experience

Student Experience Granada

Located in the heart of Granada's student and health sciences district, our complex is designed to support every part of student life.

Nomad Coliving

Destination coliving

Who's Going to Be the Winner?

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Outsite

Outsite Madeira

Oceanfront coliving in Madeira's digital nomad village.

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Savi Coliving

Savi Coliving

A Mediterranean mountain coliving rooted in the Sierra Calderona.

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Vorrei Impresa Sociale

Ca'Co Casa Coliving

Ca'Co is for those who want to live somewhere else for a while, create, regenerate, and get closer to a rural setting in dialogue with a dynamic and welcoming community.

Senior living

senior coliving

Who's Going to Be the Winner?

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SCHÖNES LEBEN

SCHÖNES LEBEN Group - Senior Coliving for a new generation of later-life living

Senior Coliving for a new generation of later-life living.

Finalist

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lively

lively

The New Way of Living.

Finalist

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Guild Living

Guild Living - Senior Resort & Residence

A radically different senior coliving.

Finalist

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Groupius Wonen

Groupius Wonen Teresia - Apeldoorn

The flagship of Groupius Wonen

Blended Living

blended living

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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Townline

Neighbour

Western Canada's first purpose-built coliving tower offering traditional and colive rentals, shared amenities, and a built-in community.

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AndSoul

Shoreditch AndSoul: one building, a whole way of living.

A vertically blended living, wellness, hospitality and community destination in Shoreditch.

Finalist

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Coliving One

Lumen Living

A mixed-use coliving destination in Kyiv that combines housing, work, recreation and community in one space.

Finalist

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Lumya Living Ltd

Lumya Vienna

Lumya Vienna is a modern blended living residence designed for students, young professionals and international residents seeking privacy, connection and a strong urban lifestyle in Vienna.

Best Operator of the year

Coliving Operator of The Year (SMB)

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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TomoDomo

TomoDomo Coliving

Switzerland's leading coliving operator.

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POHA House

POHA House

Cospaces to Live, Work & Stay.

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AndSoul

AndSoul Coliving (Southall & Shoreditch)

A place to land, so you can leap.

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Coliving One

Coliving One

Coliving One is the operating company of 450 Group, creating and managing shared living communities where real estate, hospitality and community come together in one integrated ecosystem

Honourable Mention

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Finestate

Finestate

Home comfort. Hotel flexibility. Community at the core.

Coliving Operator of The Year (scale up)

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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OAKHOUSE Co., LTD.

Social Residence Fussa

One of Japan's largest shared living operators providing community-driven resident experiences across over 200 properties and 5,000 rooms.

Finalist

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Lumya

Lumya Living

A European coliving platform operating at a meaningful scale across Austria and Germany, serving students, young professionals, and international residents.

Finalist

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Morro

Morro

A scale-up coliving operator providing affordable, flexible, and resident-first renting options with luxury shared amenities across the UK and the US.

coliving investment of the year

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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Hotel Capital Partners

Elli Prahran

An investment strategy repositioning an existing building into an institutional-grade coliving asset without development risk.

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True North Management

True North Management

True North is redefining flexible living by combining the operational excellence of hospitality with the resilience of residential through an integrated platform built to create places where people can flourish.

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Grantside Limited

Hive Sheffield Coliving

A regional coliving platform in delivery, backed by a £24m investment to create a sustainable, community-focused development in Sheffield.

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Viridis Real Estate

Viridis Real Estate - Sustainable Investment Done Right

Investment in the Lumya shared-living platform, building resilient, adaptable, and community-led living assets across Europe.

coliving developer of the year

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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Grayling Properties & Crossroads Real Estate

Liberties House Dublin presented by Grayling Properties & Crossroads Real Estate

Grayling Properties and Crossroads Real Estate partnered to deliver Liberties House, Ireland’s largest purpose-built coliving development.

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Dazia Capital

Calido Living

Dazia Capital has built a fully realized, four-asset flex-living portfolio across northern Madrid under its Calido Living brand.

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Grantside Limited

Hive Sheffield coliving development by Grantside Limited

Grantside is developing Hive, a studio-led coliving platform built around wellbeing, sustainability, and community for regional UK cities.

Finalist

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Viridis Real Estate

Viridis Real Estate - Building Shared Living Communities Across Europe

Viridis Real Estate has built a scalable shared-living platform, Lumya, across the UK, Austria, and Germany.

Honourable Mention

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450 Group

450 Group

450 Group is redefining rental housing in Ukraine by developing fully integrated shared living ecosystems combining architecture, hospitality, community, and management.

Honourable Mention

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1828 Groep

1828 Gouda - The first purpose-built co-living development by 1828 Groep

1828 Groep is a Dutch youth housing developer focused exclusively on affordable, long-stay coliving for young adults aged 18-28.

Emerging Coliving Concept

emerging coliving concept

Who's Going To Be The Winner?

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Riad Dar Coco

Riad Dar Coco

Live. Work. Create. In the heart of Fes.

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SOMOS Coliving

SOMOS Coliving

A place to belong, connect and thrive in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Finalist

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1828 Groep

1828 Gouda

1828 Gouda is the first purpose-built coliving development by 1828 Groep, located in Gouda, the Netherlands.

Finalist

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Watsunagi Inc.

Tazawako Onsen Coliving

Emerging Coliving Concept in Akita, Japan.

Honourable Mention

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Grantside Limited

Hive Sheffield

An emerging UK coliving brand created by Grantside to deliver purposeful living, connected communities, and sustainable futures through private studios and shared amenities.