Harrington Housing

What Harrington Housing does

Harrington Housing is a Toronto-based tech-enabled coliving operator founded in 2017 that delivers fully furnished private rooms in shared housing across four major Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Halifax). The company's core product is an all-inclusive monthly rental covering room, utilities, high-speed internet, weekly cleaning, and access to building amenities such as fitness centers; flexible 3, 6, or 12-month lease terms target transient tenants who are underserved by traditional long-term rental markets. The platform is positioned as asset-light: Harrington partners with landlords and uses its technology to drive occupancy, claiming 100% occupancy on partner properties, while tenants book directly through the website on a self-serve or inquiry-based flow.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model primarily serving students and young professionals seeking flexible, hassle-free housing in urban centers, supplemented by a corporate housing vertical ("Rooms for Business") with dedicated account support and corporate booking codes. An additional "On-Demand Housing" product functions as a waitlist mechanism capturing demand in cities not yet served. Revenue is generated through recurring monthly room rentals, with 3,100+ tenants served cumulatively across Canada.

The technology stack is described as a leasing and matching platform, but the underlying architecture, proprietary components, and AI capabilities are not disclosed. Harrington differentiates on operational simplicity (all-inclusive billing, no credit checks, no broker fees), brand positioning as the leading Canadian coliving provider, and multi-city optionality for tenants. The company remains privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or executive team information in the available source data, suggesting a bootstrapped or self-funded growth profile to date.

Name

Harrington Housing

Legal name

Harrington Housing

Website

https://harringtonhousing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harrington Housing is a Toronto-based, asset-light coliving operator providing fully furnished, all-inclusive private rooms on flexible monthly leases to students and young professionals across four major Canadian cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coliving and Shared Housing Services

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Living Private Rooms (Short-Term) (THAMABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Off-Campus Shared Student Houses (Room-by-Room) (THAMAGAC), Furnished Corporate Apartments (Urban, Mid-Rise) (THAMAHAG), Student Housing Roommate Matching, Assignments & Occupancy Management (BPAJAJAJ)

Keywords

• Coliving housing
• Furnished rentals
• Student accommodation
• Shared living spaces
• Tech-enabled leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Coliving Room Rentals: Monthly rental revenue from fully furnished private rooms in coliving properties across Canadian cities. Revenue is generated through all-inclusive rent model covering room rental plus utilities, internet, and cleaning services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Harrington Housing operates a tech-enabled coliving platform that delivers fully furnished private rooms in shared, all-inclusive rental properties across four major Canadian cities. Tenants pay a single monthly subscription-style fee that covers rent, utilities, high-speed internet, weekly cleaning, and access to building amenities including fitness centers. The company uses an asset-light model, partnering with landlords and leveraging its leasing platform to achieve full property occupancy.

Product overview

Harrington Housing operates as a coliving platform offering furnished private rooms in shared housing across Canadian cities. The core offering consists of Rooms for Students (targeting students and young professionals with flexible leases, all-inclusive pricing, and community features) and Rooms for Business (corporate housing with dedicated support and flexible policies). On-Demand Housing serves as a waitlist mechanism for cities not yet served. All offerings include amenities such as high-speed internet, smart TVs, work desks, and access to building amenities like fitness centers and concierge services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coliving Rooms for Students Fully furnished private rooms in shared housing targeting students, featuring flexible lease terms of 3, 6, or 12 months, all-inclusive monthly rent covering utilities, internet, and weekly cleaning, with access to common areas and resident social activities. Available across Halifax, Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto.
• Rooms for Business Corporate housing service offering furnished private rooms with flexible cancellation policies, dedicated manager assistance, hybrid workspaces, and corporate booking codes for instant reservations, targeted at business travelers, remote workers, and companies placing employees.
• On-Demand Housing Service allowing prospective tenants to request housing in Canadian cities where Harrington Housing has not yet launched, capturing prospect details to inform future expansion and notify users when rooms become available.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3100+ tenants served across Canada
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Common: Common operates tech-enabled coliving communities across major North American cities, offering furnished private rooms in shared housing with flexible leases. It is a direct competitor to Harrington in the coliving category and most closely mirrors the platform-based, all-inclusive model.
• Tripalink: Tripalink operates coliving and student housing communities across North America, providing furnished private rooms in shared homes near universities. It is highly comparable on customer segment (students), product (furnished shared rooms), and geographic model.
• Ollie: Ollie is a tech-driven coliving operator with all-inclusive furnished apartments targeting students and young professionals in major North American cities. Its business model and target customer overlap substantially with Harrington's offering.
• Quarters: Quarters is an asset-light coliving operator that partners with landlords to deliver fully furnished, all-inclusive shared apartments to young professionals. Its operating model is structurally similar to Harrington's platform approach.
• Bedly: Bedly runs a managed coliving platform offering all-inclusive furnished rooms to students and young professionals. It competes head-to-head with Harrington on the same customer segment, similar pricing structure, and flexible lease product.

Broad incumbents

• Blueground: Blueground is a large, venture-backed furnished apartment operator offering flexible 30+ day stays globally. While its core is individual apartments rather than shared coliving, it overlaps with Harrington's corporate housing and longer-stay segments.
• Sonder: Sonder operates a portfolio of furnished short-stay apartments and aparthotels with flexible booking. It competes with Harrington for corporate and relocation business travelers but focuses on entire-unit stays rather than shared coliving.

Emerging players

• Nestpick: Nestpick is a marketplace aggregator for furnished mid- and long-term apartments globally. While not an operator itself, it competes for the same tenant search intent as Harrington in the furnished flexible-stay category.
• Anyplace: Anyplace provides furnished, flexible-stay apartments designed for remote workers and relocating professionals. Its product overlaps with Harrington's Rooms for Business offering, particularly for 30+ day corporate clients.

Regional players

• Student Dweller (or Maple House / Canadian Student Communities): Regional student housing operators in Canada (e.g., Maple House Student Housing) offer furnished shared rooms near major universities. They compete for the same student segment in Canadian cities and represent localized competition for Harrington's student-focused product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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